KJV King James Version
But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
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Psalm 22:3
But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
WEB World English Bible
But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Thou art holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
Surrounding context — Psalm 22
1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
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Psalm 50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [aright] will I shew the salvation of God.Deuteronomy 10:21He [is] thy praise, and he [is] thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.Revelation 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.Psalm 99:9Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God [is] holy.Psalm 65:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.Psalm 145:17The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
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