Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
Parallel translations
- KJV Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
- BSB Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- NKJV Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
- NASB Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
- NLT Let all that I am praise the Lord. O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty.
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Quick answer
The psalmist calls his soul to bless the LORD, who is very great and clothed with honor and majesty. God's greatness in creation moves the believer to worship.
Overview
This psalm celebrates God as Creator, opening with the same self-summons that frames Psalm 103. God is described as robed in splendor, the King over all He has made. The majesty seen in creation is the glory of the triune God through whom and for whom all things were made (Colossians 1:16).
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Cross-references · 15
- Ps 103:22Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
- Ps 145:3Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
- Ps 96:6Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- Ps 93:1Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.
- Ps 103:1–2By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Dan 9:4I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,
- Ps 104:35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
- Isa 59:17He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
- Jer 32:17–19“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
- Jer 23:24Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.
- Ps 29:1–4A Psalm by David. Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
- Ps 7:1A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
- Hab 1:12Aren’t you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.
- Dan 7:9I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.
- Rev 1:13–20And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
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