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Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
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God's 'Terrible' Name
When the psalm calls God's name 'terrible,' commentators explain it means 'awe-inspiring' or 'worthy of reverence.' It's a call for all nations to recognize God's awesome power and majesty. This reverence is the proper response to a God who is so great, pure, and holy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let them praise thy great and terrible name — The word rendered “terrible” means “to be feared or reverenced;” that is, his name—hi…
19th Century
Anglican
Great and terrible name. —The rabbis see here the mystic tetragrammaton, whose pronunciation was kept so secret.
For…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let them praise your great and terrible name All people, especially the Lord's people; those that dwell in Zion, whe…
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