American Standard Version
Psalms 96:6
6Honor and majesty are before him:Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms 96:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- New International Version (NIV)Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
Context of Psalms 96:6
4For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods. 5For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. 8Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
Read all of Psalms 96Psalms 96:6 word by word
הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר לְפָנָ֑יו עֹ֥ז וְ֝תִפְאֶ֗רֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 96:6
- Psalms 8:1O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
- Psalms 63:2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
- Psalms 93:1Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
- Hebrews 1:3who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
- Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 29:1Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.
Commentaries on Psalms 96:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Honour and majesty are before him - Does this refer to the cloud of his glory that preceded the ark in their journeying through the wilderness? The words strength and beauty, and glory and strength, Psalm 96:7, are those by which the ark is described, Psalm 78:61.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Honour and majesty are before him - This part of the verse is taken literally from 1 Chronicles 16:27. The meaning is, that that which constitutes honor, glory, majesty, is in his presence, or wherever he is. Whereever he manifests himself, there are the exhibitions of honor and majesty. They are always the accompaniments of his presence. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary - This is slightly varied from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 16:27…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Splendor and majesty: The Lord is glorious (Psalm 96:6; 104:1; 148:13), and so are his works in nature (8:1) and in redemption (111:3; 145:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Honour and majesty--are His attendants, declared in His mighty works, while power and grace are specially seen in His spiritual relations to His people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 96
- 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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