Psalms 96:6

96:6 Majestic splendor emanates from him; ¹ 

his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful. ² 

Psalms 111:3

111:3 His work is majestic and glorious, ³ 

and his faithfulness endures ⁴  forever.

Psalms 145:5

145:5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor,

and your amazing deeds! ⁵ 

Psalms 21:5

21:5 Your deliverance brings him great honor; ⁶ 

you give him majestic splendor. ⁷ 

Psalms 45:3

45:3 Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! ⁸ 

Appear in your majestic splendor! ⁹ 

Psalms 104:1

Psalm 104 ¹⁰ 

104:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, you are magnificent. ¹¹ 

You are robed in splendor and majesty.

Psalms 148:13

148:13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Psalms 8:1

Psalm 8 ¹² 

For the music director, according to the gittith style; ¹³  a psalm of David.

8:1 O Lord, our Lord, ¹⁴ 

how magnificent ¹⁵  is your reputation ¹⁶  throughout the earth!

You reveal your majesty in the heavens above! ¹⁷ 

[96:6]  ¹ tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”

[96:6]  ² tn Heb “strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.”

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

[111:3]  ⁴ tn Or “stands.”

[145:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and the matters of your amazing deeds I will ponder.”

[21:5]  ⁷ tn Or “great glory.”

[21:5]  ⁸ 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.

[45:3]  ⁹ tn Or “mighty one.”

[45:3]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text has simply, “your majesty and your splendor,” which probably refers to the king’s majestic splendor when he appears in full royal battle regalia.

[104:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 104. The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.

[104:1]  ¹² tn Heb “very great.”

[8:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 8. In this hymn to the sovereign creator, the psalmist praises God’s majesty and marvels that God has given mankind dominion over the created order.

[8:1]  ¹⁴ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הגתית is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or type of instrument.

[8:1]  ¹⁵ tn The plural form of the title emphasizes the Lord’s absolute sovereignty.

[8:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “awesome”; or “majestic.”

[8:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[8:1]  ¹⁸ tc Heb “which, give, your majesty on the heavens.” The verb form תְּנָה (tÿnah; an imperative?) is corrupt. The form should be emended to a second masculine singular perfect (נָתַתָּה, natatah) or imperfect (תִתֵן, titen) form. The introductory אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “which”) can be taken as a relative pronoun (“you who”) or as a causal conjunction (“because”). One may literally translate, “you who [or “because you”] place your majesty upon the heavens.” For other uses of the phrase “place majesty upon” see Num 27:20 and 1 Chr 29:25.