Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
Parallel translations
- WEB Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!
- BSB Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
- NKJV Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.
- NASB Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His holy hill, For the Lord our God is holy.
- NLT Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem, for the Lord our God is holy!
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Quick answer
Exalt the LORD and worship at His holy hill, for He is holy. The psalm ends as it focuses: on God's holiness.
Overview
The closing refrain again summons worship, now at God's 'holy hill,' Zion, where He was enthroned. The threefold emphasis on holiness in this psalm magnifies God's unique and exalted character. Through Christ, believers from every nation are brought to worship this holy God acceptably.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Luke 1:49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
- Isa 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- 1 Pet 1:15–16But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
- Rev 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
- Isa 5:16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
- Ps 99:5Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
- Ps 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Isa 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- 1 Sam 2:2There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
- Rev 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
- Ps 87:1–3His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- Ps 99:3Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
- Hab 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- Ps 48:1–2Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
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