Psalms 96:4

Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous things that he has done.

5because all the gods that other people-groups worship are only idols, but Yahweh is truly great; he created the skies!

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Cross References

Exodus 18:11Now I realize that Yahweh is greater than all other gods, because he rescued you all from the power [MTY] of the proud Egyptians when they were causing you to suffer.”

2 Chronicles 2:4“We are about to build a temple where we will worship Yahweh our God. We want to dedicate it to be a place where we will burn fragrant incense to honor him, and a place to put loaves of sacred bread, and for making sacrifices every morning and every evening and every Sabbath day, and to celebrate on the day of every new moon and at other special religious festivals to honor Yahweh our God. We want to do those things forever, like Yahweh has commanded.

Psalms 18:3I called out to Yahweh, who deserves to be praised, and he rescued me from my enemies.

Psalms 66:3They should say to God, “The things that you do are awesome! You are very powerful, with the result that your enemies ◄cringe/bow down► in front of you.”

Psalms 76:7But you cause everyone to be afraid. When you are angry and you punish people, no one can [RHQ] endure it.

Psalms 89:7When your holy angels gather together, they declare that you must be revered; they say that you are more awesome than all the angels that surround your throne!

Matthew Henry on Psalms 96:2-10

An Invitation to Praise and Honour God; A Call to Glorify God. 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord , all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord , bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his… Read the whole commentary →

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