Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
- KJV O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
- BSB Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
- NKJV Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.
- NASB Worship the Lord in holy attire; Tremble before Him, all the earth.
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Quick answer
Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before Him, all the earth. Reverent, holy awe is the proper posture before God.
Overview
Worship is to be marked by holiness and reverent trembling before the majestic LORD. The 'holy array' suggests both fitting attire and a holy disposition of heart. All the earth is summoned to this awe, which finds its fullness as we worship God through the holiness given us in Christ (Hebrews 12:28; 1 Peter 1:15-16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 29:2Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
- Ps 114:7Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- Ps 110:3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
- Dan 11:45He shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one shall help him.
- Ps 33:8Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- Ezek 7:20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein. Therefore I have made it to them as an unclean thing.
- Ps 76:11Make vows to Yahweh your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.
- Luke 21:5–6As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
- Ps 76:7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
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