God’s Word Translation
Psalms 96:6
6Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and beauty are in his holy place.
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
4The Lord is great! He should be highly praised. He should be feared more than all ⌞other⌟ gods 5because all the gods of the nations are idols. The Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and beauty are in his holy place. 7Give to the Lord, you families of the nations. Give to the Lord glory and power. 8Give to the Lord the glory he deserves. Bring an offering, and come into his courtyards.
Read all of Psalms 96Psalms 96:6 word by word
הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר לְפָנָ֑יו עֹ֥ז וְ֝תִפְאֶ֗רֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 96:6
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! Your glory is sung above the heavens.
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky displays what his hands have made.
- Psalms 63:2So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Hebrews 1:3His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
- 2 Peter 1:16When we apostles told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we didn’t base our message on clever myths that we made up. Rather, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.
- Psalms 27:4I have asked one thing from the Lord. This I will seek: to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty and to search for an answer in his temple.
- Psalms 29:1Give to the Lord, you heavenly beings. Give to the Lord glory and power.
- Psalms 50:2God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is.
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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