Psalms 95:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.”
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“For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For a great God <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, And a great king over all gods.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 95:3 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Deuteronomy 7:21Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
- Nehemiah 8:6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
- Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalms 47:3He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 86:8O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Psalms 96:4For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
- Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 135:5For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Jeremiah 46:18As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
- Jeremiah 48:15Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
- Matthew 5:35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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