Psalms 66:2

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 King James Version (NKJV)Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious.

Context of Psalms 66:2

1Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is. 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. 4Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude

Psalms 66:2 word by word

זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sing forthזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• the honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416

Cross-references for Psalms 66:2

• Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
• Psalms 72:18Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
• Psalms 96:3Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
• Psalms 105:2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
• Psalms 106:2Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough?
• Psalms 107:15Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever!
• Nehemiah 9:5Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!
• Isaiah 6:3They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
• Isaiah 12:4In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
• Isaiah 49:13Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on them in their suffering.
• Revelation 4:8Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”
• Revelation 5:13And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting 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

Topics related to Psalms 66:2

• Praise

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• Psalms
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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