Psalms 150:2

Psalms 150:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
• New International Version (NIV)Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

Context of Psalms 150:2

1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise God in his temple. Praise him high in the sky, where he shows his great strength. Praise God for the great things that he has done. Praise him because he is great and powerful. 3Praise him with music! Yes! Use trumpets, harps and lyres to praise God! 4Dance and hit drums to praise him! Make music with harps and flutes to praise him!

Psalms 150:2 word by word

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• him for his mighty actsגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
• him according to his excellentרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433

Cross-references for Psalms 150:2

• Psalms 145:5Everyone will speak about your glory and authority. I also will think carefully about your great miracles.
• Revelation 15:3Now they sang the song of God's servant, Moses, and the Lamb's song. They sang this: ‘Lord God with all power, what you do is great and wonderful! Everything that you do is completely fair and honest. You are King of all nations of the world.
• Psalms 96:4Yes, the Lord is great! Everyone should praise him as he deserves. People should respect him with fear, more than all other gods.
• Psalms 145:3Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it.
• Deuteronomy 3:24‘Almighty Lord, I am your servant. You are showing me how great and how strong you are. There is no other god in heaven or on earth that can do the great things that you do.
• Jeremiah 32:17I said, ‘Lord God, you used your great power and strength to make the earth and the sky. Nothing is too difficult for you to do.

Commentaries on Psalms 150:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Praise him for his mighty acts - See the notes at Psalm 145:4: “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.” The Hebrew word is the same. The reference is to that which displays the power of God; the things which manifest his omnipotence. Praise him according to his excellent greatness - Hebrew, the multitude of his greatness. Let the praise in elevation correspond with this; let it be such as shall properly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Everything that breathes is commanded to praise the Lord as he deserves. The whole Psalter describes the greatness of the Lord, so this psalm is a fitting conclusion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. mighty acts--(Psa 145:4). excellent greatness--or, abundance of greatness.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 150:2

• Music
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• David
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• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate

Commentaries on Psalms 150

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings