Psalms 99:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יוֹד֣וּ שִׁ֭מְךָ גָּד֥וֹל וְנוֹרָ֗א קָד֥וֹשׁ הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

yôdû šimḵā gādôl wə-nôrāʾ qādôš hûʾ

Grammar Details

• *yôdû*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will praise
• *šimḵā*: common noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name
• *gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great
• *wə-nôrāʾ*: conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - and awesome/fearful
• *qādôš*: adjective, masculine singular - holy
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it

Word Meanings

• *yôdû*: praise/thank/acknowledge
• *gādôl*: great/mighty/large
• *nôrāʾ*: awesome/fearsome/terrible/to be revered

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:58 : 58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH THY GOD;
• Josh 24:19 : 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Ps 111:9 : 9 He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name.
• 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
• Neh 1:5 : 5 and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:
• Neh 4:14 : 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
• Neh 9:32 : 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
• 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 76:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel.
• Ps 76:12 : 12 He will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the earth.
• Ps 145:17 : 17 Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
• Deut 7:21 : 21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.
• Jer 20:11 : 11 But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
• John 17:11 : 11 And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we [are].
• Rev 4:8 : 8 and the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
• Rev 15:3-4 : 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages. 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.