New King James Version
Psalms 66:2
2Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious.
Psalms 66:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
- New International Version (NIV)Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.
- English Standard Version (ESV)sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.
Context of Psalms 66:2
1Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. 4All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:2 word by word
זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:2
- Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
- Psalms 72:18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!
- Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
- Psalms 105:2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
- Psalms 106:2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
- Psalms 107:15Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
- Nehemiah 9:5And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said: “Stand up and bless the Lord your God Forever and ever! “Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise!
- Isaiah 6:3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
- Isaiah 12:4And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.
- Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted.
- Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”
- Revelation 5:13And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”
Commentaries on Psalms 66:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The honor of his name - Let his glorious and merciful acts be the subject of your songs.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Sing forth the honor of his name - That is, Celebrate in appropriate praise the honor due to his name. Make that honor known in connection with songs. Make his praise glorious - literally, “place honor, his praise;” that is, Give him honor; give him praise. The meaning is, Set forth his praise with songs - with music - with shouts; - that will be the appropriate expression of the praise which is due to him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The glory of his name represents the perfection of God’s character.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. his name--as in Psa 29:2. make his praise glorious--literally, "place honor, His praise," or, "as to His praise"; that is, let His praise be such as will glorify Him, or, be honorable to Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- 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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