I know the greatness of the Lord— that our Lord is greater than any other god.
Parallel translations
- WEB For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
- KJV For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
- BSB For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
- NKJV For I know that the Lord is great, And our Lord is above all gods.
- NASB ¶For I know that the Lord is great And that our Lord is above all gods.
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Quick answer
The psalmist confesses that Yahweh is great and above all gods. It affirms the Lord's supremacy over every rival power.
Overview
The psalmist personally declares his knowledge that Yahweh is great and exalted above all so-called gods. The idols of the nations are nothing before the living God. This supremacy is upheld in Christ, exalted above every name and Lord over all.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 95:3For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods.
- Ps 48:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
- Deut 10:17For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons, nor takes reward.
- Ps 97:9For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
- Dan 6:26–27I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even to the end.
- Ps 86:8–10There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
- Dan 3:29Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god who is able to deliver after this sort.
- Isa 40:25“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
- Ps 96:4–5For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
- Isa 40:22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
- Jer 10:10–11But Yahweh is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to withstand his indignation.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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