Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Parallel translations
- WEB His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.
- KJV His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
- NKJV His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
- NASB His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon him.
- NLT Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty.
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The king's glory is great because of God's salvation, and God lays honor and majesty on him. His exaltation comes from the Lord.
Overview
The king's renown flows from the deliverance God provided; God himself bestows splendor and majesty upon him. This is glory received, not self-generated. The honor and majesty laid on God's king ultimately describe the exalted Christ, on whom the Father has bestowed glory and majesty above every name (Phil 2:9-11).
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- 1 Pet 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Rev 5:8–13When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Heb 8:1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
- John 17:22I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
- Eph 1:20–22which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- 2 Sam 7:8–9Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
- Ps 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Isa 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- John 17:1When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- Ps 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
- Ps 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- 1 Chr 17:11–15And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
- John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
- 1 Chr 17:27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
- Ps 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Isa 49:5–7And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
- 2 Sam 7:19And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
- Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Ps 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- John 13:31–32When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
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