Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 66:2
2Sing about 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
1Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God! Sing about the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. 3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength. 4The whole earth will worship you and sing praise to you. They will 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:2
- Psalms 47:6Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise!
- Psalms 72:18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
- Psalms 96:3Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.
- Psalms 105:2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!
- Psalms 106:2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him?
- Psalms 107:15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said, May you be blessed, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites — Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah — said, “Stand up. Blessed be 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 one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies; his glory fills the whole earth.
- Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name! Make his works known among the peoples. Declare that his name is exalted.
- Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, you heavens! Earth, rejoice! Mountains break into joyful shouts! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
- Revelation 4:8Each of the four living creatures had six wings; they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night they never stop, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come.
- Revelation 5:13I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, 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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