Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

International Standard Version

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised; he is awesome 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.}

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 Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds! 4 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the Lord made the sky.


Cross References

Psalm 18:3

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

Psalm 89:7

a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

Psalm 95:3

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.

Psalm 145:3

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them."

1 Samuel 4:8

Too bad for us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert!

Nehemiah 9:5

The Levites -- Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah -- said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God!" "May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.

Psalm 48:1

A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

Psalm 66:5

Come and witness God's exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome!

Psalm 76:7

You are awesome! Yes, you! Who can withstand your intense anger?

Psalm 86:10

For you are great and do amazing things. You alone are God.

Jeremiah 5:22

"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

Jeremiah 10:6-7

I said, "There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.

Luke 12:5

But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Revelation 15:4

Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed."

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