For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods.
Parallel translations
- WEB For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also 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.
- BSB For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- NASB For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.
- NLT Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.
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Quick answer
The Lord is great and greatly to be praised, to be feared above all gods. God alone is supremely worthy of worship and reverence.
Overview
This declaration exalts the Lord above every rival, calling for both praise and reverent fear. His greatness sets Him infinitely apart from all so-called gods. Such exclusive worship of the one true God is the heartbeat of biblical faith, fully revealed in the worship due to God in Christ.
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Cross-references · 9
- Rev 15:3–4They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
- Jer 10:6–10There is no one like you, Yahweh. you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Ps 66:3–5Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
- Ps 89:7a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
- Ps 76:7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
- Ps 144:3–6Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Isa 40:12–17Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
- Jer 5:22Don’t you fear me?’ says Yahweh ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail; though they roar, yet they can’t pass over it.’
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