Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Say to God, How terrible thy works! in the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee.
New American Standard Bible
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will
King James Version
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Holman Bible
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.
International Standard Version
Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."
A Conservative Version
Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.
American Standard Version
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Amplified
Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.
Bible in Basic English
Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
Darby Translation
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.
King James 2000
Say unto God, How awesome are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Say to God, "How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.
Modern King James verseion
Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say unto God, "O how wonderful are thy works? Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee.
NET Bible
Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
New Heart English Bible
Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Say unto God - How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;
Webster
Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.
World English Bible
Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
Themes
Government » How long the lord will reign
Nations » God beholding the nations
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 66:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For God's Mighty Acts
2 Play ye on the harp, the glory of his name: set the glory of his praise. 3 Say to God, How terrible thy works! in the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee. 4 All the earth shall worship to thee, and they shall play on the harp to thee; they shall play on the harp to thy name. Silence.
Cross References
Psalm 18:44
At the hearing of the ear they shall hear to me: sons of the stranger shall feign to me.
Psalm 65:5
Wonderful things in justice thou wilt answer us, O God saving us, the trust of all the ends of the earth, and those being far off upon the sea:
Judges 5:2-4
In the leading on of the leaders in Israel, In the willingness of the people, praise ye Jehovah.
Psalm 47:2
For Jehovah the Most High is terrible; a great King over all the earth.
Psalm 81:15
They hating Jehovah shall lie to him: and their time shall be forever.
Exodus 15:1-16
Then will Moses sing, and the sons of Israel, this song to Jehovah; and they will speak, saying, I will sing to Jehovah, for exalting himself, he was exalted: the horse and his horsemen he threw into the sea.
Exodus 15:21
And Miriam will sing to them, Sing ye to Jehovah; for being lifted up, he was lifted up: the horse and his horseman he threw into the sea.
Judges 5:20-22
From the heavens they fought; The stars from their raised ways fought with Sisera.
Psalm 22:28-29
For to Jehovah the kingdom, and he rules among the nations.
Psalm 68:30
Rebuke the beasts of the reed, the assembly of the strong ones, with the heifers of the peoples, prostrating themselves with pieces of salver: scatter the peoples, they will delight in wars.
Psalm 76:12
He will cut off the spirit of leaders, being terrible to the kings of the earth.
Psalm 78:35-36
And they will remember that God is their Rock, and God the Most High redeemed them.
Isaiah 2:19
And they shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the caverns of the dust, from the face of the fear of Jehovah, and from the splendor of his majesty in his rising to terrify the earth.
Isaiah 64:3
In thy doing wonderful things we shall not expect, thou camest down, the mountains flowed from before thee.
Jeremiah 10:10
And Jehovah the God of truth; he the living God, and king eternal: from his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not prevail over his anger.