Psalms 96:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For the LORD is great, 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 18:3 : 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
• Ps 89:7 : 7 God is greatly to be feared{H8737)} in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence{H8737)} of all them that are about him.
• Ps 95:3 : 3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
• Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
• Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which 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 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
• Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which 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 thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised{H8794)} in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say{H8798)} unto God, How terrible{H8737)} art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies{H8802)} submit{H8762)} themselves unto thee.
• Ps 66:5 : 5 Come{H8798)} and see{H8798)} the works of God: he is terrible{H8737)} in his doing toward the children of men.
• Ps 76:7 : 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared{H8737)}: and who may stand{H8799)} in thy sight when once thou art angry?
• Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest{H8802)} wondrous things{H8737)}: thou art God alone.
• Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above 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 the plagues in the wilderness.
• Neh 9:5 : 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.