KJV King James Version
That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.
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Psalm 83:18
That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
WEB World English Bible
that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they know that Thou—(Thy name is Jehovah—by Thyself,) Art the Most High over all the earth!
Surrounding context — Psalm 83
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
18 That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth.
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Exodus 6:3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.Psalm 59:13Consume [them] in wrath, consume [them], that they [may] not [be]: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.Jeremiah 16:21Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name [is] The LORD.Ezekiel 38:23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.2 Kings 19:19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou [art] the LORD God, [even] thou only.Psalm 97:9For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.Daniel 4:32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.Isaiah 42:8I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.Ezekiel 30:19Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.1 Kings 18:37Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou [art] the LORD God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart back again.Micah 4:13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Psalm 92:8But thou, LORD, [art most] high for evermore.Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.Psalm 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.Psalm 9:16The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.Isaiah 5:16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.Psalm 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
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