PSA 96:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Bow down to Yahweh in your best clothes.
⇔ Tremble in front of him, all the earth. TOO LITERAL

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι σὺ εἶ Κύριος ὁ ὕψιστος ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, σφόδρα ὑπερυψώθης ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς θεούς.
(Hoti su ei Kurios ho hupsistos epi pasan taʸn gaʸn, sfodra huperupsōthaʸs huper pantas tous theous. )

BrTr For thou art Lord most high over all the earth; thou art greatly exalted above all gods.

ULT Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness;
⇔ tremble before him, all the earth.

UST Bow down before Yahweh because his holiness shines out from him with wonderful beauty.
⇔ Everyone on earth should be very afraid in his presence, because he is good and powerful, completely different than us.

BSB Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;
⇔ tremble before Him, all the earth.

OEB Bow to the Lord in holy array:
⇔ tremble before him, all the earth.

WEBBE Worship the LORD in holy array.
⇔ Tremble before him, all the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Worship the Lord in holy attire!
⇔ Tremble before him, all the earth!

LSV Bow yourselves to YHWH,
In the honor of holiness,
Be afraid of His presence, all the earth.

FBV Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness; let all the earth tremble in his presence.

T4T Bow down before Yahweh when he appears in his holy/sacred temple;
⇔ everyone on the earth should tremble in front of him,
⇔ because he is majestic and holy.

LEB • Worship Yahweh in holy array; tremble before him, all the earth.

BBE O give worship to the Lord in holy robes; be in fear before him, all the earth.

Moff kneel before God in sacred vestments,
⇔ tremble before him, all the earth.

JPS O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.

ASV Oh worship Jehovah in holy array:
⇔ Tremble before him, all the earth.

DRA For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.

YLT Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the honour of holiness, Be afraid of His presence, all the earth.

Drby Worship Jehovah in holy splendour; tremble before him, all the earth.

RV O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: tremble before him, all the earth.

Wbstr O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

KJB-1769 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.[fn]

96.9 in the…: or, in the glorious sanctuary

KJB-1611 [fn]O worship the LORD, in the beautie of holinesse: feare before him all the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

96:9 Or, in the glorious sanctuary.

Bshps Worshyp you God in the maiestie of holynesse: be you in dread of his face all that be in the earth.
(Worshyp you God in the majesty of holiness: be you in dread of his face all that be in the earth.)

Gnva Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie: tremble before him all the earth.
(Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary: tremble before him all the earth. )

Cvdl O worshipe the LORDE in the beutye of holynesse, let the whole earth stonde in awe of him.
(O worship the LORD in the beutye of holiness, let the whole earth stand in awe of him.)

Wycl For thou, Lord, art the hiyeste on al erthe; thou art greetli enhaunsid ouere alle goddis.
(For thou/you, Lord, art the highest on all earth; thou/you art greatly enhaunsid overe all gods.)

Luth Betet an den HErr’s in heiligem Schmuck; es fürchte ihn alle Welt!
(Betet at the LORD’s in holyem Schmuck; it fear him/it all world!)

ClVg Quoniam tu Dominus altissimus super omnem terram; nimis exaltatus es super omnes deos.[fn]
(Since you Master altissimus over omnem the_earth/land; nimis exaltatus you_are over everyone deos. )

96.9 Terram... deos. ID. Per terram et deos, peccatores et justos accipe. Vel, terrenis et cœlestibus significat eum imperare.

96.9 Terram... deos. ID. Per the_earth/land and deos, peccatores and justos accipe. Vel, terrenis and cœlestibus significat him imperare.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Bow down to Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: worship to/for=YHWH in/on/at/with,splendor_of holy tremble at,before_of,him all/each/any/every the=earth/land )

The implied information is that the people were to bow down in worship. Alternate translation: “Bow down to worship Yahweh” (See also: translate-symaction)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

in the splendor of holiness

(Some words not found in UHB: worship to/for=YHWH in/on/at/with,splendor_of holy tremble at,before_of,him all/each/any/every the=earth/land )

The abstract nouns “splendor” and “holiness” can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: “because he is gloriously beautiful and holy”

tremble

(Some words not found in UHB: worship to/for=YHWH in/on/at/with,splendor_of holy tremble at,before_of,him all/each/any/every the=earth/land )

to shake because of fear

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

all the earth

(Some words not found in UHB: worship to/for=YHWH in/on/at/with,splendor_of holy tremble at,before_of,him all/each/any/every the=earth/land )

Here “earth” represents the people. Alternate translation: “all the people of the earth”

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