Psalms 96:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר לְפָנָ֑יו עֹ֥ז וְ֝תִפְאֶ֗רֶת בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

hôḏ-wəhāḏār ləp̄ānāyw ʿōz wəṯip̄ʾereṯ in-miqdāšô

Grammar Details

*hôḏ*: noun, masculine singular - splendor/majesty
*wəhāḏār*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and honor/splendor
*ləp̄ānāyw*: preposition + noun, plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him/in his presence
*ʿōz*: noun, masculine singular - strength/might
*wəṯip̄ʾereṯ*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and beauty/glory
*miqdāšô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sanctuary/holy place

Word Meanings

*hôḏ*: splendor/majesty/glory
*hāḏār*: honor/splendor/magnificence
*ləp̄ānāyw*: before him/in his presence
*ʿōz*: strength/might/power
*tip̄ʾereṯ*: beauty/glory/adornment/splendor
*miqdāšô*: his sanctuary/holy place/temple

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:1 : 1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
Heb 1:3 : 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
2 Pet 1:16-17 : 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:
1 Chr 16:27 : 27 Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.
Ps 8:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Ps 19:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Ps 29:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of David. Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. 2 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.
Ps 29:9 : 9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.
Ps 50:2 : 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
Ps 63:2-3 : 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
Ps 93:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; He is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

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25For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.
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28Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength;
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3Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
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