Psalms 95:3

95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. come: Heb. prevent his face

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

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For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods.

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

95:4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. In: Heb. In whose the strength: or, the heights of the hills are his

What does Psalms 95:3 mean?

Psalms 95:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl), אֵל (ʼêl).

Hebrew interlinear

For

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

greatגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

God,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

and

greatגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

above

all

gods.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 95:3.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Deuteronomy 4:24

For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 7:21

Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.

Joshua 9:1

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 95:3 say?

Psalms 95:3 (King James Version) reads: "For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods."

Is Psalms 95:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 95:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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