4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
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4 For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
4 For great `is' Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He `is' over all gods.
4 For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.
4 For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
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Commentary on Psalms 96 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 96
Ps 96:1-13. The substance of this Psalm, and portions of the ninety-seventh, ninety-eighth, and hundredth, are found in 1Ch 16:7-36, which was used by David's directions in the dedication of the tabernacle on Mount Zion. The dispensation of the Messiah was typified by that event, involving, as it did, a more permanent seat of worship, and the introduction of additional and more spiritual services. Hence the language of these Psalms may be regarded as having a higher import than that pertinent to the occasion on which it was thus publicly used.
1-3. All nations are invited to unite in this most joyful praise.
new song—literally, "fresh," or new mercies (Ps 33:3; 40:3).
2. show forth—literally, "declare joyful tidings."
salvation—illustrates His glory in its wonders of love and mercy.
4, 5. For He is not a local God, but of universal agency, while idols are nothing.
6. Honour and majesty—are His attendants, declared in His mighty works, while power and grace are specially seen in His spiritual relations to His people.
7-9. Give—or, "ascribe" (Ps 29:1) due honor to Him, by acts of appointed and solemn worship in His house.
8. offering—of thanks.
9. beauty of holiness—(Ps 29:2).
fear … him—(Ps 2:11).
10. Let all know that the government of the world is ordered in justice, and they shall enjoy firm and lasting peace (compare Ps 72:3, 7; Isa 9:6, 7).
11-13. For which reason the universe is invoked to unite in joy, and even inanimate nature (Ro 8:14-22) is poetically represented as capable of joining in the anthem of praise.