New King James Version
Psalms 96:7
7Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give 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 Living Translation (NLT)O nations of the world, recognize the Lord; recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
Context of Psalms 96:7
5For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens. 6Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength. 8Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts. 9Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.
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 29:1Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
- Psalms 68:32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
- Jude 1:25To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
- Psalms 66:1Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 67:3Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.
- Romans 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.”
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
- Revelation 19:6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
- Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
- 1 Peter 5:11To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
- 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!”
- Revelation 7:12saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, 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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