Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 96:7
7Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Psalms 96:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
- New International Version (NIV)Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength.
Context of Psalms 96:7
5For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. 6Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 8Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; bring an offering and enter his courts. 9Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him.
Read all of Psalms 96Psalms 96:7 word by word
הָב֣וּ לַ֭יהוָה מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת עַמִּ֑ים הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 96:7
- Psalms 29:1Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- Psalms 68:32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing praise to the Lord,Selah
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!
- Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will bow down before you,
- Psalms 66:1Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God!
- Psalms 67:3Let the peoples praise you, God; let all the peoples praise you.
- Romans 15:9and so that Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 19:6Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters, and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying, Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty, reigns!
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all.
- Matthew 6:13And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- 1 Peter 5:11To him be dominion forever. Amen.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy,
- 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!
- Revelation 7:12saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries on Psalms 96:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Ye kindreds of the people - Ye families, all the tribes of Israel in your respective divisions.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Give unto the Lord - Ascribe unto the Lord - to Yahweh. This is extracted literally from 1 Chronicles 16:28. O ye kindreds of the people - Hebrew, “Families” of the people: people, as united by family ties. The idea is that of worship not merely as individuals, nor as a mere “aggregate” of individuals united by no common bonds, but as those united by strong ties; bound by blood and affection; constituted into communities. It is a call on such to worship…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7families of the nations: Families and clans represent subdivisions of the nations (see Genesis 12:3). The nations must respond to the Lord’s glory (Psalms 8:1; 19:1–4; 24:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Give--or, "ascribe" (Psa 29:1) due honor to Him, by acts of appointed and solemn worship in His house.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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