Verse 4

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For stor er Herren og høyt lovprist, han er mer fryktet enn noen annen gud.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Herren er stor og verd å prises høyt; han er fryktinngytende over alle guder.

• Norsk King James

  For Herren er stor og fortjener stor pris; han er fryktet over alle guder.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Herren er stor og høyt lovprist, han er fryktinngytende over alle guder.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For stor er Herren, og høylovet. Han er fryktinngytende over alle guder.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Herren er stor og sterkt lovprist; han er fryktet over alle guder.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For HERREN er stor, og stor skal han prises; han skal fryktes over alle andre guder.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For Herren er stor og sterkt lovprist; han er fryktet over alle guder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For stor er Herren og høylovet, fryktelig er han over alle guder.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.96.4", "source": "כִּ֥י גָ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד נוֹרָ֥א ה֝֗וּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*kî* *gāḏôl* *YHWH* *ûməhullāl* *məʾōḏ* *nôrāʾ* *hûʾ* over-all-*ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*gāḏôl*": "great/large/mighty", "*məhullāl*": "praised/lauded/celebrated", "*nôrāʾ*": "fearsome/terrible/awesome/awe-inspiring", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/divine beings/God" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For stor er Herren og høyt lovprist, fryktinngytende er han over alle guder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Herren er stor og saare priselig, han er forfærdelig over alle Guder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Herren er stor og høyt lovprist; han bør fryktes mer enn alle guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For stor er Herren, og høylovet! Han bør fryktes over alle guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Herren er stor og høyt lovprist, fryktinngytende er Han over alle guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For stor er Herren, og verd å prises høyt: Han er å frykte over alle guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Herren er stor og verdig høyt lovet; han er mer fryktinngytende enn alle andre guder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For ye LORDE is greate, and can not worthely be praysed: he is more to be feared then all goddes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Lorde is great and much to be praysed: he is to be feared aboue all gods.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For God is great and worthy of all prayse: he is more to be feared then all gods.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the LORD [is] great, and greatly to be praised: he [is] to be feared above all gods.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For great `is' Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He `is' over all gods.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 18:3 : 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
• Ps 89:7 : 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around 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 Do you not fear me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves 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 you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? for it belongs to you: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.
• Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, How awesome are your works! Through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.
• Ps 66:5 : 5 Come and see the works of God; he is awesome in his doing toward the children of men.
• Ps 76:7 : 7 You, even You, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your sight when once You are angry?
• Ps 86:10 : 10 For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God.
• Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them.
• 1 Sam 4:8 : 8 Woe to us! who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
• Neh 9:5 : 5 The Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, 'Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever; and blessed be Your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise.'