American Standard Version
Psalms 95:3
3For Jehovah is a great God,And a great King above all gods.
Psalms 95:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods.
Context of Psalms 95:3
1Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods. 4In his hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the mountains are his also. 5The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.
Read all of Psalms 95Psalms 95:3 word by word
כִּ֤י אֵ֣ל גָּד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וּמֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 95:3
- Psalms 86:8There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neitherare there any workslike unto thy works.
- Psalms 96:4For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:9For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
- Psalms 145:3Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Psalms 47:2For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
- Jeremiah 10:10But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
- Jeremiah 46:18As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
- Jeremiah 48:15Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Psalms 135:5For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
- Isaiah 44:8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Commentaries on Psalms 95:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For the Lord is a great God - Or, "A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods;" or, "God is a great King over all." The Supreme Being has three names here: אל El, יהוה Jehovah, אלהים Elohim, and we should apply none of them to false gods. The first implies his strength; the second his being and essence; the third, his covenant relation to mankind. In public worship these are the views we should entertain of the Divine Being.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the Lord is a great God - For Yahweh is a great God. The object is to exalt Jehovah, the true God, as distinguished from all who were worshipped as gods. The first idea is that he is “great;” that he is exalted over all the universe; that he rules over all, and that he is to be worshipped as such. And a great King above all gods - This does not mean that he is a great ruler of all other gods, as if they had a real existence, but that he is king or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3above all gods: The psalmist argues against idol worship and pagan beliefs (Psalms 96:4–6; 135:15–18; see also Isaiah 46:5–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. above ... gods--esteemed such by men, though really nothing (Jr 5:7; 10:10-15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 95
- 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
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