Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 95:3
3For the Lord is a great God, 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
1Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord, shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation! 2Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving; let’s shout triumphantly to him in song. For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks are his. 5The sea is his; he made it. 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 95:3
- Psalms 86:8Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours.
- Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great and is highly praised; he is feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:9For you, Lord, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are exalted above all the gods.
- Psalms 145:3The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 10:6Lord, there is no one like you. You are great; your name is great in power.
- Psalms 47:2For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring, a great King over the whole earth.
- Psalms 48:2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion — the summit of Zaphon — is the city of the great King.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at his wrath, and the nations cannot endure his fury.
- Jeremiah 46:18As I live — this is the King’s declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name — the king of Babylon will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
- Jeremiah 48:15The destroyer of Moab and its towns has come up, and the best of its young men have gone down to slaughter. This is the King’s declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Malachi 1:11“My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Psalms 135:5For I know that the Lord is great; our Lord is greater than all gods.
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because he did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.”
- Isaiah 44:8Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other Rock; I do not know 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
In the dictionaries
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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