1 Chronicles 16:26
24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
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.
28 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
- KJV
- For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
- WEB
- For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
- ASV
- For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens.
- DARBY
- For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.
- BLB
- For all the gods of the peoples [are] nothing, and YHWH made the heavens.
- ÅB
- For alle folkenes guder er intet; men Herren har gjort himmelen.
- OTB
- For alle folkenes guder er bare avguder,
Men Herren skapte himlene. - B1930
- For alle folkenes guder er intet; men Herren har gjort himmelen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Read in contextIsaiah 42:5
This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
Read in contextPsalms 102:25
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextActs 19:26
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:4
So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Read in contextRevelation 14:7
And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
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