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Psalms 96:6
6We see that he is a very great king. His holy home is full of his power and his beauty.
Psalms 96:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- New International Version (NIV)Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
Context of Psalms 96:6
4Yes, the Lord is great! Everyone should praise him as he deserves. People should respect him with fear, more than all other gods. 5All the other nations' gods are useless idols. But the Lord made the heavens. We see that he is a very great king. His holy home is full of his power and his beauty. 7You people of other nations, recognize that the Lord is great and powerful. 8Agree that the Lord's name is great. Bring a gift to offer to him in his temple.
Read all of Psalms 96Psalms 96:6 word by word
הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר לְפָנָ֑יו עֹ֥ז וְ֝תִפְאֶ֗רֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 96:6
- Psalms 8:1Lord, our ruler, your name is famous all over the world. The sky above shows how great you are.
- Psalms 19:1The heavens show us how great God is. The sky above shows his good work.
- Psalms 63:2When I have gone into your temple, I have seen what you are like. I have seen your great power and your glory.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as King! He wears royal power as his clothes. His strength is like a belt round his body. So the world is safe and strong. Nothing can shake it from its place.
- Psalms 104:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Lord, my God, you are very great! You rule with authority as a great king.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son shows us completely what God is like. He shines with God's great glory. His nature is the same as God's nature. The Son's powerful word causes everything to continue. He himself made it possible for us to be clean from our sins. After he had done that, he returned to heaven. He went and he sat at the right side of God, who rules with all authority.
- 2 Peter 1:16We told you that our Lord Jesus Christ is powerful. We also told you that he will return to earth again. We were not telling you false stories that came from people's clever ideas. Instead, we were telling you what we ourselves had seen. We ourselves saw that the Lord Jesus is very great.
- Psalms 27:4There is one thing that I have asked the Lord to do for me. This is the one thing that I really want: I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life. Then I will clearly see the Lord's beauty. I will pray to him in his temple.
- Psalms 29:1All you angels in heaven, say how great the Lord is! Say that the Lord rules with power!
- Psalms 50:2God is shining out from Zion, that most beautiful place.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27We see that he is a very great king. Strength and joy are in his home.
Commentaries on Psalms 96:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Honour and majesty are before him - Does this refer to the cloud of his glory that preceded the ark in their journeying through the wilderness? The words strength and beauty, and glory and strength, Psalm 96:7, are those by which the ark is described, Psalm 78:61.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Honour and majesty are before him - This part of the verse is taken literally from 1 Chronicles 16:27. The meaning is, that that which constitutes honor, glory, majesty, is in his presence, or wherever he is. Whereever he manifests himself, there are the exhibitions of honor and majesty. They are always the accompaniments of his presence. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary - This is slightly varied from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 16:27…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Splendor and majesty: The Lord is glorious (Psalm 96:6; 104:1; 148:13), and so are his works in nature (8:1) and in redemption (111:3; 145:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Honour and majesty--are His attendants, declared in His mighty works, while power and grace are specially seen in His spiritual relations to His people.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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