Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Parallel translations
- WEB Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
- KJV Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
- NKJV Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength.
- NASB Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- NLT O nations of the world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
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Quick answer
Ascribe to the Lord, all peoples, glory and strength. The nations are called to give God the honor He is due.
Overview
The psalm summons all families of peoples to attribute glory and strength to the Lord, acknowledging His rightful supremacy. Worship is the proper response of every people to the true God. This call for universal recognition of God's worth looks ahead to the day when every tongue confesses the glory of God in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Ps 100:1–2A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- 2 Cor 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Eph 1:17–19that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
- Ps 29:1–2A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- Ps 115:1–2Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- Ps 68:34Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
- Ps 66:1–2For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
- 1 Chr 29:10–14Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- Eph 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- Ps 86:8–10O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Ps 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Isa 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Ps 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Ps 67:7God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
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