1 Chronicles 16:25
23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- KJV
- For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
- WEB
- For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.
- ASV
- For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.
- DARBY
- For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised; And he is terrible above all gods.
- BLB
- For great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised; and He [is] to be feared above all gods.
- ÅB
- For stor er Herren og høylovet, og forferdelig er han over alle guder.
- OTB
- For Herren er stor og høyt lovprist;
Han skal fryktes over alle guder. - B1930
- For stor er Herren og høilovet, og forferdelig er han over alle guder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 15:3–4
and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Read in contextPsalms 89:7
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Read in contextPsalms 66:3–5
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:6–10
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
Read in contextPsalms 144:3–6
O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
Read in contextPsalms 76:7
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Read in contextExodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Read in contextIsaiah 40:12–17
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
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