 | Ronald Barclay Allen - Religion - 1999 - 268 pages
...made with pagan deities. In Psalm 96:4 there is this comparative statement made: For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. In this verse there seems to be the concession that there are other gods, but that the God of Israel... | |
 | Giulia Sissa, Marcel Detienne - History - 2000 - 308 pages
...damned. It is because of the product of his creative enterprise that the God of Israel is the Greatest: "For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens." 8 The Psalms pay unceasing... | |
 | Yaira Amit - Religion - 2000 - 306 pages
..."Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods" (ibid., w. 3-4). To this declaration, a further reason is added: "For all the gods of the peoples are... | |
 | Colin Pritchard - Fiction - 2000 - 692 pages
...heathen his wonders among all people." Yes, I visited the heathen and even there God's hand was over me. "For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised, He is feared above all other gods, for all the gods of the nations are idols But the Lord made the heavens."... | |
 | Eric Voegelin - History - 2001 - 626 pages
...Yahweh is introduced as the highest of all gods and the creator of the heavens: For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all the gods,For all the gods of the peoples are nonentities. But Yahweh made the heavens; Honor and majesty... | |
 | Richard Alvis Webster - Missionaries - 2001 - 106 pages
...His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples." For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods, for all the gods of the peoples are idols. But the Lord made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before... | |
 | John Phillips - Religion - 2001 - 712 pages
...We Should Sing (96:4-6) The psalmist lists three motives for song. 1 . The Fear of the Lord (96:4) "For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods." After all, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." When we get to know Him better we love... | |
 | Craig Payne - Religion - 2002 - 402 pages
...Sing unto the Lord, bless his Name; show forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory and wonders among all people, for the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; fear before Him, all the earth. (Psalm 96:1-4, 9) You... | |
 | Peter Toon - Trinity - 2002 - 276 pages
...being (a "god") distinct from the "supreme God." In the words of the psalmist: "For great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but YHWH made the heavens" (Ps. 96:4-5). YHWH is supremely... | |
 | Francis Beckwith, Carl Mosser, Paul Owen - Religion - 2002 - 546 pages
...32:15 21; 2 Kgs 5:15; Jer 2:1 1, 27-28; 5:7; Hos 8:6). As the psalmist declares: For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless things, but Yahweh made the heavens. (Ps 96:4-5) Yahweh's... | |
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SING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be... 
