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For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
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Worship the One True God
The verse commands praise for Jehovah because He alone is God. Commentators explain that 'all gods' refers to everything else that might be worshiped, whether pagan idols, powerful angels, or even human rulers. The psalm insists that true worship must be directed exclusively to the one supreme God, rejecting all counterfeit deities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the Lord is great - Yahweh is great. See the notes at Psalms 77:13. This verse is taken literally from [Reference 1 Chronicles …
16th Century
Protestant
For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised. He particularly describes that God, whom he wants people to celebrate, and this is becaus…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Lord is great
In the perfections of his nature; in the works of his hands, of creation, providence, and re…
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