Psalms 66:2

Psalms 66:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
• New International Version (NIV)Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.
• English Standard Version (ESV)sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious.

Context of Psalms 66:2

1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; Sing of the honor and glory and magnificence of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You. 4All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder], And will sing praises to You; They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

Psalms 66:2 word by word

זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sing forthזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• the honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416

Cross-references for Psalms 66:2

• Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wonderful things.
• Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works and wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
• Psalms 105:2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonderful acts and devoutly praise them.
• Psalms 106:2Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord? Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?
• Psalms 107:15Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.
• Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless (praise, honor) the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. May Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
• Isaiah 6:3And one called out to another, saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is filled with His glory.”
• Isaiah 12:4And in that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name [in prayer]. Make His deeds known among the peoples [of the earth]; Proclaim [to them] that His name is exalted!”
• Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth, And break forth into singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.
• Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], who was and who is and who is to come [the unchanging, eternal God].”
• Revelation 5:13And I heard every created thing that is in heaven or on earth or under the earth [in Hades, the realm of the dead] or on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying [together], “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb (Christ), be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

Commentaries on Psalms 66:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The honor of his name - Let his glorious and merciful acts be the subject of your songs.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Sing forth the honor of his name - That is, Celebrate in appropriate praise the honor due to his name. Make that honor known in connection with songs. Make his praise glorious - literally, “place honor, his praise;” that is, Give him honor; give him praise. The meaning is, Set forth his praise with songs - with music - with shouts; - that will be the appropriate expression of the praise which is due to him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The glory of his name represents the perfection of God’s character.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. his name--as in Psa 29:2. make his praise glorious--literally, "place honor, His praise," or, "as to His praise"; that is, let His praise be such as will glorify Him, or, be honorable to Him.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 66:2

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• Psalms
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Commentaries on Psalms 66

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings