Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness!
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!
- KJV Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
- BSB Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.
- NKJV Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
- NASB Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
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Quick answer
God is to be praised both for what He does, His mighty acts, and for who He is, His excellent greatness.
Overview
This verse gives the reason for praise: God's powerful deeds in creation and redemption, and the surpassing greatness of His own being. Worship rightly responds both to God's works and to His character. The fullest of His mighty acts is the redemption accomplished in Christ, in whom God's greatness is most clearly displayed (Ephesians 1:19-20).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Deut 3:24“Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do works like yours, and mighty acts like yours?
- 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,
- Ps 145:3Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
- Ps 145:5–6Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.
- 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.
- Ps 96:4For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
- Ps 145:12to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
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