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Psalms 96:4 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

4 For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

Cross Reference

Psalms 18:3 DARBY

I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Psalms 89:7 DARBY

ùGod is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.

Psalms 95:3 DARBY

For Jehovah is a great ùGod, and a great king above all gods.

Psalms 145:3 DARBY

Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Exodus 18:11 DARBY

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.

1 Samuel 4:8 DARBY

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

Nehemiah 9:5 DARBY

And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, said, Stand up, bless Jehovah your God from eternity to eternity. And let [men] bless the name of thy glory, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalms 48:1 DARBY

{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

Psalms 66:3 DARBY

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

Psalms 66:5 DARBY

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.

Psalms 76:7 DARBY

Thou, thou art to be feared, and who can stand before thee when once thou art angry?

Psalms 86:10 DARBY

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.

Jeremiah 5:22 DARBY

Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Jeremiah 10:6-7 DARBY

There is none like unto thee, Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? For to thee doth it appertain; for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

Luke 12:5 DARBY

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear *him*.

Revelation 15:4 DARBY

Who shall not fear [thee], O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest.

Commentary on Psalms 96 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 96

Ps 96:1-13. The substance of this Psalm, and portions of the ninety-seventh, ninety-eighth, and hundredth, are found in 1Ch 16:7-36, which was used by David's directions in the dedication of the tabernacle on Mount Zion. The dispensation of the Messiah was typified by that event, involving, as it did, a more permanent seat of worship, and the introduction of additional and more spiritual services. Hence the language of these Psalms may be regarded as having a higher import than that pertinent to the occasion on which it was thus publicly used.

1-3. All nations are invited to unite in this most joyful praise.

new song—literally, "fresh," or new mercies (Ps 33:3; 40:3).

2. show forth—literally, "declare joyful tidings."

salvation—illustrates His glory in its wonders of love and mercy.

4, 5. For He is not a local God, but of universal agency, while idols are nothing.

6. Honour and majesty—are His attendants, declared in His mighty works, while power and grace are specially seen in His spiritual relations to His people.

7-9. Give—or, "ascribe" (Ps 29:1) due honor to Him, by acts of appointed and solemn worship in His house.

8. offering—of thanks.

9. beauty of holiness—(Ps 29:2).

fear … him—(Ps 2:11).

10. Let all know that the government of the world is ordered in justice, and they shall enjoy firm and lasting peace (compare Ps 72:3, 7; Isa 9:6, 7).

11-13. For which reason the universe is invoked to unite in joy, and even inanimate nature (Ro 8:14-22) is poetically represented as capable of joining in the anthem of praise.