Psalms 99:3 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 99:3

Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

KJV

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ASV

Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.

YLT

They praise Thy name, `Great, and fearful, holy it is.'

DBT

They shall praise thy great and terrible name, — it is holy! —

WEB

Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!

About this book

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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28 verses on the floor

Psalms 103:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Luke 1:49
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Psalms 111:9
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Isaiah 6:3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Psalms 47:2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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thy . . . name--perfections of justice, power, &c. great and terrible name--producing dread (De 10:17), and to be praised by those over whom He is exalted (Ps 97:9). it is holy--or, "He is holy" (Ps 99:5, 9; To His wise and righteous government all nations should render honor. king's . . . judgment--His power is combined with justice. he is holy--(compare Ps 22:3).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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