1 Chronicles 16:25 “For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared a…”

1 Chronicles 16:25

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

World English Bible

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

American Standard Version

For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

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Cross references

“great”

Psalm 89:7 Psalm 144:3–6 Isaiah 40:12–17 Revelation 15:3 Revelation 15:4

Psalm 89:7 · BSB

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

Psalm 144:3–6 · BSB

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

Isaiah 40:12–17 · BSB

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance…

Revelation 15:3 · BSB

and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Revelation 15:4 · BSB

Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

“he also”

Psalm 66:3–5 Jeremiah 10:6–10 Exodus 15:11 Psalm 76:7 Jeremiah 5:22

Psalm 66:3–5 · BSB

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

Jeremiah 10:6–10 · BSB

There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.

Exodus 15:11 · BSB

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Psalm 76:7 · BSB

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

Jeremiah 5:22 · BSB

Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but ca…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

26For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

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