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For the Lord is a great God
    and a great King above all gods.(A)

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For the Lord is the great God,(A)
    the great King(B) above all gods.(C)

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For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
    he is to be revered above all gods.(A)

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For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(A)
    he is to be feared(B) above all gods.(C)

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There is none like you, O Lord;
    you are great, and your name is great in might.(A)
Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?
    For that is your due;
among all the wise ones of the nations
    and in all their kingdoms
    there is no one like you.(B)

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No one is like you,(A) Lord;
    you are great,(B)
    and your name is mighty in power.
Who should not fear(C) you,
    King of the nations?(D)
    This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
    and in all their kingdoms,
    there is no one like you.

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Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
    his greatness is unsearchable.(A)

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Great(A) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(B)
    his greatness no one can fathom.(C)

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For I know that the Lord is great;
    our Lord is above all gods.(A)

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I know that the Lord is great,(A)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(B)

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For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.(A)

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For you, Lord, are the Most High(A) over all the earth;(B)
    you are exalted(C) far above all gods.

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11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because he delivered the people from the Egyptians,[a] when they dealt arrogantly with them.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18.11 The clause because . . . Egyptians has been transposed from verse 10

11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods,(A) for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.”(B)

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35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(A)

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There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
    nor are there any works like yours.(A)
All the nations you have made shall come
    and bow down before you, O Lord,
    and shall glorify your name.(B)
10 For you are great and do wondrous things;
    you alone are God.(C)

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Among the gods(A) there is none like you,(B) Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
All the nations you have made
    will come(C) and worship(D) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory(E) to your name.
10 For you are great(F) and do marvelous deeds;(G)
    you alone(H) are God.

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Psalm 48

The Glory and Strength of Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites.

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
    in the city of our God.
His holy mountain,(A) beautiful in elevation,
    is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
    the city of the great King.(B)

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Psalm 48[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
    in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)

Beautiful(E) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b](F) is Mount Zion,(G)
    the city of the Great King.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
  2. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
    a great king over all the earth.(A)

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For the Lord Most High(A) is awesome,(B)
    the great King(C) over all the earth.

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14 Cursed be the cheat who has a male in the flock and vows to give it and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished, for I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is reverenced among the nations.(A)

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14 “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal(A) to the Lord. For I am a great king,(B)” says the Lord Almighty,(C) “and my name is to be feared(D) among the nations.(E)

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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.(A)

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11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

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