Give thanks to the God of gods; for his loving kindness endures forever.
Parallel translations
- KJV O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- BSB Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.
- NKJV Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.
- NASB Give thanks to the God of gods, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
- NLT Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 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 2:47The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.
- 2 Chr 2:5“The house which I am building will be great; for our God is greater than all gods.
- Exod 18:11Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them.”
- Josh 22:22“The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows; and Israel shall know: if it was in rebellion, or if in trespass against Yahweh (don’t save us today),
- Ps 82:1A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
- Ps 97:7Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!
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