Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised; he is awesome above all gods.

New American Standard Bible

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

King James Version

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Holman Bible

For the Lord is great and is highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.

A Conservative Version

For great is LORD, and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods.

American Standard Version

For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.

Amplified


For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

Julia Smith Translation

For great is Jehovah, and being greatly praised: he is terrible above all gods.

King James 2000

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise; he [is to be] feared above all gods.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD is great, and can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared than all gods. {TYNDALE: For great is the LORD, and to be praised exceedingly: and terrible is he above all gods.}

NET Bible

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

New Heart English Bible

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods.

The Emphasized Bible

For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, To be revered is he above all gods;

Webster

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

World English Bible

For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

Youngs Literal Translation

For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He is over all gods.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the Lord

Usage: 0

is great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

to be praised
הלל 
Halal 
Usage: 165

he is to be feared
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

Context Readings

Yahweh The King Comes In Judgment

3 Declare his glory among the nations and his awesome deeds among all the nations! 4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised; he is awesome above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.


Cross References

Psalm 18:3

I cried out to the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was delivered from my enemies.

Psalm 89:7

God is feared in the council of the holy ones, revered by all those around him.

Psalm 95:3

For the LORD is an awesome God; a great king above all divine beings.

Psalm 145:3

The LORD is great, and to be praised highly, though his greatness is indescribable.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, because of what happened to the Egyptians when they acted arrogantly against Israel."

1 Samuel 4:8

How terrible for us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the desert.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the descendants of Levi Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from eternity to eternity! Blessed be your glorious name! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

Psalm 48:1

Great is the LORD! For he is to be praised greatly, even in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

Psalm 66:5

Come and see the awesome works of God on behalf of human beings:

Psalm 76:7

You are awesome! who can stand in your presence when you're angry?

Psalm 86:10

For you are great, and you are doing awesome things; you alone are God.

Jeremiah 5:22

"You don't fear me, do you?' declares the LORD. "You don't tremble before me, do you? I'm the one who put the sand as a boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot cross. Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail against it, though they roar, they cannot cross it.'

Jeremiah 10:6-7

There is no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great and powerful.

Luke 12:5

I'll show you the one you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the authority to throw you into hell after killing you. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him!

Revelation 15:4

Lord, who won't fear and praise your name? For you alone are holy, and all the nations will come and worship you because your judgments have been revealed."

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