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Psalms 95:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.


Psalms 95:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 95:39 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אֵ֣לʾēl
is a GodnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
גָּד֣וֹלgādwōl
greatadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וּ/מֶ֥לֶךְwmelekə
and a kingconjH4428
royal
גָּ֝ד֗וֹלgādwōl
greatadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
אֱלֹהִֽיםʾĕlōhiym
godsnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 95:3

1. I could wish, brethren, that we were rather listening to our father: but even this is a good thing, to obey our father. Since therefore he who deigns to pray for us, has ordered us, I will speak unto you, beloved, what from the present Psalm Jesus Christ our common Lord shall deign to give us. Now the title of the Psalm is “David's Song of praise.” The “Song of praise” signifies both cheerfulness, in that it is a song; and devotion, for it is praise. For what ought a man…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 95 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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