Psalms 95:3

95:3 For the Lord is a great God,

a great king who is superior to ¹  all gods.

Psalms 99:3

99:3 Let them praise your great and awesome name!

He ²  is holy!

Psalms 21:5

21:5 Your deliverance brings him great honor; ³ 

you give him majestic splendor. ⁴ 

Psalms 77:13

77:13 ⁵ O God, your deeds are extraordinary! ⁶ 

What god can compare to our great God? ⁷ 

Psalms 86:10

86:10 For you are great and do amazing things.

You alone are God.

Psalms 86:13

86:13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, ⁸ 

and will deliver my life ⁹  from the depths of Sheol. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 99:2

99:2 The Lord is elevated ¹¹  in Zion;

he is exalted over all the nations.

Psalms 138:5

138:5 Let them sing about the Lord’s deeds, ¹² 

for the Lord’s splendor is magnificent. ¹³ 

Psalms 145:3

145:3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise!

No one can fathom his greatness! ¹⁴ 

Psalms 147:5

147:5 Our Lord is great and has awesome power; ¹⁵ 

there is no limit to his wisdom. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 47:2

47:2 For the sovereign Lord ¹⁷  is awe-inspiring; ¹⁸ 

he is the great king who rules the whole earth! ¹⁹ 

Psalms 48:1

Psalm 48 ²⁰ 

A song, a psalm by the Korahites.

48:1 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise

in the city of our God, ²¹  his holy hill.

Psalms 76:1

Psalm 76 ²² 

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah; ²³ 

in Israel his reputation ²⁴  is great.

Psalms 96:4

96:4 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise;

he is more awesome than all gods. ²⁵ 

Psalms 108:4

108:4 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, ²⁶ 

and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Psalms 135:5

135:5 Yes, ²⁷  I know the Lord is great,

and our Lord is superior to all gods.

Psalms 104:25

104:25 Over here is the deep, wide sea, ²⁸ 

which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, ²⁹ 

living things both small and large.

[95:3]  ¹ tn Heb “above.”

[99:3]  ² tn The pronoun refers to the Lord himself (see vv. 5, 9).

[21:5]  ³ tn Or “great glory.”

[21:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “majesty and splendor you place upon him.” For other uses of the phrase הוֹד וְהָדָר (hod vÿhadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 96:6; 104:1; 111:3.

[77:13]  ⁴ sn Verses 13-20 are the content of the psalmist’s reflection (see vv. 11-12). As he thought about God’s work in Israel’s past, he reached the place where he could confidently cry out for God’s help (see v. 1).

[77:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “O God, in holiness [is] your way.” God’s “way” here refers to his actions. “Holiness” is used here in the sense of “set apart, unique,” rather than in a moral/ethical sense. As the next line and the next verse emphasize, God’s deeds are incomparable and set him apart as the one true God.

[77:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “Who [is] a great god like God?” The rhetorical question assumes the answer, “No one!”

[86:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “for your loyal love [is] great over me.”

[86:13]  ⁶ tn Or “for he will have delivered my life.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here.

[86:13]  ⁷ tn Or “lower Sheol.”

[99:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “great.”

[138:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “ways.”

[138:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “great.”

[145:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “and concerning his greatness there is no searching.”

[147:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “and great of strength.”

[147:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to his wisdom there is no counting.”

[47:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the Lord Most High.” The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures the Lord as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked.

[47:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “awesome.” The Niphal participle נוֹרָא (nora’), when used of God in the psalms, focuses on the effect that his royal splendor and powerful deeds have on those witnessing his acts (Pss 66:3, 5; 68:35; 76:7, 12; 89:7; 96:4; 99:3; 111:9). Here it refers to his capacity to fill his defeated foes with terror and his people with fearful respect.

[47:2]  ¹² tn Heb “a great king over all the earth.”

[48:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 48. This so-called “Song of Zion” celebrates the greatness and glory of the Lord’s dwelling place, Jerusalem. His presence in the city elevates it above all others and assures its security.

[48:1]  ¹² sn The city of our God is Jerusalem, which is also referred to here as “his holy hill,” that is, Zion (see v. 2, as well as Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 43:3; 87:1; Dan 9:16).

[76:1]  ¹² sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.

[76:1]  ¹³ tn Or “God is known in Judah.”

[76:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[96:4]  ¹³ tn Or perhaps “and feared by all gods.” See Ps 89:7.

[108:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “for great upon the sky [or “heavens”] [is] your loyal love.”

[135:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “for.”

[104:25]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “this [is] the sea, great and broad of hands [i.e., “sides” or “shores”].”

[104:25]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “where [there are] swimming things, and without number.”