Psalms 96 · Verse 6

Psalms 96:6

Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms 96:6, King James Version

Psalms 96:6 in other translations

BSBSplendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
WEBHonor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
ASVHonor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
YLTHonour and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty in His sanctuary.
DARBYMajesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
BBEHonour and glory are before him: strong and fair is his holy place.
WebsterHonor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

What does Psalms 96:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Honour and majesty--are His attendants, declared in His mighty works, while power and grace are specially seen in His spiritual relations to His people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Honour and majesty are before him - Does this refer to the cloud of his glory that preceded the ark in their journeying through the wilderness? The words strength and beauty, and glory and strength, Psa 96:7, are those by which the ark is described, Psa 78:61.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 96:1-9

When Christ finished his work on earth, and was received into his glory in heaven, the church began to sing a new song unto him, and to bless his name. His apostles and evangelists showed forth his salvation among the heathen, his wonders among all people. All the earth is here summoned to worship the Lord. We must worship him in the beauty of holiness, as God in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. Glorious…

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Psalms 96:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הוֹד\־hod-splendorH1935
וְהָדָ֥רve.ha.Darand majestyH1926
לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav[are] <to> before himH6440
עֹ֥ז'ozstrengthH5797
וְ֝תִפְאֶ֗רֶתve.tif.'E.retand splendorH8597
בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ\׃be.mik.da.Sho[are] in sanctuary hisH4720

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 96:6

  • Psalms 63:2-3

    To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:27

    Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

  • Psalms 93:1

    The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

  • Psalms 104:1

    Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

  • Hebrews 1:3

    Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  • 2 Peter 1:16-17

    For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Psalms 29:1-2

    A Psalm of David. Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

  • Psalms 50:2

    Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

  • Psalms 8:1

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

  • Psalms 29:9

    The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

  • Psalms 19:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Honour.
8:1; 19:1; 63:2,3; 93:1; 104:1; Heb 1:3; 2Pe 1:16,17
strength.
27:4; 29:1,2,9; 50:2
sanctuary.
1Ch 16:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 96:5

    For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

  • Psalms 96:6

    Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

  • Psalms 96:7

    Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

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Psalms 96:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Alabanza y magnificencia delante de él: fortaleza y gloria en su santuario.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La majesté et la magnificence sont devant lui, la force et la beauté sont dans son sanctuaire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Majestät und Pracht sind vor seinem Angesicht, Stärke und Herrlichkeit in seinem Heiligtum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Annuntiaverunt cæli justitiam ejus, et viderunt omnes populi gloriam ejus.