O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
- KJV O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- NKJV O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
- NASB Lord God of armies, who is like You, mighty Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
- NLT O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O Lord? You are entirely faithful.
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Quick answer
Ethan asks who is as mighty as the LORD of Armies, whose faithfulness surrounds Him. God's strength and faithfulness are unmatched.
Overview
The psalmist affirms that none compares to Yahweh, the God of hosts, encircled by His own faithfulness. Power and covenant loyalty meet in Him. This mighty, faithful God acts savingly through Christ, the arm of the Lord revealed for our redemption.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
- Jer 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- 1 Sam 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Isa 40:25–26“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
- Ps 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
- Ps 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- Ps 24:8Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
- Ps 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Josh 22:22“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
- Isa 28:22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
- Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
- Deut 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
- Ps 89:13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
- 1 Sam 15:19So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
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