# Psalms 96.4 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 2. Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; Show forth his salvation from day to day. 3. Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples. > > **4. For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.** > > 5. For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens. 6. Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. (Psalms 96:2-6, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 2. Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day! 3. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. > > **4. For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.** > > 5. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens. 6. Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. (Psalms 96:2-6, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 2. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. > > **4. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.** > > 5. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. 6. Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. (Psalms 96:2-6, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 2. Sing to Jehovah, bless His name, Proclaim from day to day His salvation. 3. Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders. > > **4. For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, Fearful He [is] over all gods.** > > 5. For all the gods of the peoples [are] nought, And Jehovah made the heavens. 6. Honour and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and beauty in His sanctuary. (Psalms 96:2-6, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [OT Polytheism Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-polytheism-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [OT Polytheism Objection](/codex/ot-polytheism-objection/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.