The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.
- KJV The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
- NKJV The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
- NASB The voice of the Lord is powerful, The voice of the Lord is majestic.
- NLT The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.
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Quick answer
The Lord's voice is powerful and full of majesty. It magnifies the irresistible authority of God's word.
Overview
David emphasizes both the strength and splendor of God's voice. What God speaks carries unstoppable power and royal grandeur. This same powerful word created all things and now creates new life in those who hear it in the gospel of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ezek 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- Ps 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Luke 4:36All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
- Jer 51:15–16The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Ps 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- Isa 66:6Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!
- Luke 8:25“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
- Job 40:9–12Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Job 26:11–14The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
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