KJV King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 150:1
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
WEB World English Bible
Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
ASV American Standard Version
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.
Surrounding context — Psalm 150
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
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Psalm 149:1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints.Psalm 134:2Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.Psalm 116:18-19I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,Psalm 29:9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory.Daniel 12:3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.Psalm 118:19-20Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD:Psalm 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;Ezekiel 1:22-26And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature [was] as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.Genesis 1:6-8And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.Psalm 19:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.Psalm 66:13-16I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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