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Psalms 83:18

Praise and worshipGod's power and sovereignty

16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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BSB
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
KJV
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
WEB
that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
ASV
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth. Psalm 84 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
DARBY
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.
BLB
And they shall know that You—Your name [is] YHWH—You alone [are] Most High over all the earth!
ÅB
Og la dem kjenne at du alene har navnet Herre, den Høyeste over all jorden!
OTB
Slik at de vil erkjenne at du alene, hvis navn er Herren,
Er den Høyeste over hele jorden.
B1930
Og la dem kjenne at du alene har navnet Herre, den Høieste over all jorden!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 6:3

    I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

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  • Ezekiel 38:23

    I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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  • Psalms 59:13

    Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

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  • Jeremiah 16:21

    “Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.

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  • Psalms 97:9

    For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

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  • 2 Kings 19:19

    And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

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  • Ezekiel 30:19

    So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

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  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

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