KJV King James Version
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
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Psalm 29:2
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
WEB World English Bible
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
ASV American Standard Version
Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
Surrounding context — Psalm 29
1 A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.
4 The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
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Psalm 96:8-9Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.1 Chronicles 16:28-29Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.Psalm 110:3Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.Psalm 97:9For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.2 Chronicles 20:21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Psalm 27:4One [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 inquire in his temple.Psalm 113:3-6From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name [is] to be praised.Psalm 145:3-7Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.Psalm 90:17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.Psalm 96:6Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.
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