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Psalm 95

Psa. 95:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forl the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is a great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
, and a great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
King
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
m above all gods
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Psa. 47:2• 2For Jehovah Most High [is] to be feared,{HR}A great king over all the earth. (Psa. 47:2)
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Psa. 48:2• 2Beautiful for elevation,{HR}The joy of the whole earth [is] the mountain of Zion,{HR}[On] the sides of the north; the city of the great King. (Psa. 48:2)
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Jer. 10:10• 10{i}But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation.{/i} (Jer. 10:10)
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Jer. 46:18• 18As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. (Jer. 46:18)
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Jer. 48:15• 15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts. (Jer. 48:15)
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Dan. 4:37• 37{i}Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.{/i} (Dan. 4:37)
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Mal. 1:11,14• 11From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith Jehovah of hosts.
14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
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Matt. 5:35• 35nor by the earth, for it is his feet's footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the great King's city. (Matt. 5:35)
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Psa. 135:5• 5For {i}I{/i} know that Jehovah [is] great,{HR}And our Lord more than all gods. (Psa. 135:5)
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Ex. 18:11• 11{i}Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily he was above them.{/i} (Ex. 18:11)
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Isa. 44:8• 8Fear not, neither be afraid: have not I caused thee to hear long ago, and showed [it]? And ye [are] my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not [any]. (Isa. 44:8)
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Jer. 10:10‑16• 10{i}But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation.{/i}
11{i}Thus shall ye say unto them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.{/i}
12{i}He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.{/i}
13{i}When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.{/i}
14{i}Every man is become brutish, bereft of knowledge; every founder is put to shame by the graven image, for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.{/i}
15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
(Jer. 10:10‑16)
 The ground of this appeal is the glory of Jehovah. Jehovah is a great God, and a great King above all that exercise rule. (Psalm 95 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For Jehovah is a great *God, and a great king above all gods.

W. Kelly Translation

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For Jehovah [is] a great Goda ,{HR}And a great king above all gods.

WK Translation Notes

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