Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 66:2
2Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
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
1Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. 3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. 4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:2 word by word
זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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 marvelous deeds.
- Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
- Psalms 105:2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
- Psalms 106:2Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
- Psalms 107:15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Revelation 4:8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
- Revelation 5:13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power 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
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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
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