Psalms 96:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֥י גָ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד נוֹרָ֥א ה֝֗וּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

kî gāḏôl YHWH ûməhullāl məʾōḏ nôrāʾ hûʾ over-all-ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*gāḏôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great
*YHWH*: proper name, divine tetragrammaton
*ûməhullāl*: conjunction + participle, masculine singular, pual form - and praised
*məʾōḏ*: adverb - very/exceedingly
*nôrāʾ*: participle, masculine singular, niphal form - fearsome/awesome/terrible
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - gods/God

Word Meanings

*gāḏôl*: great/large/mighty
*məhullāl*: praised/lauded/celebrated
*nôrāʾ*: fearsome/terrible/awesome/awe-inspiring
*ʾĕlōhîm*: gods/divine beings/God

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 18:3 : 3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Ps 89:7 : 7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?
Ps 95:3 : 3 For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.
Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
Jer 10:6-7 : 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Ps 48:1 : 1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
Ps 66:3 : 3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Ps 66:5 : 5 Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Ps 76:7 : 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
1 Sam 4:8 : 8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.
Neh 9:5 : 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

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