The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:25 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:25

KJV: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

YLT: For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He is above all gods.

Darby: For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised; And he is terrible above all gods.

ASV: For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For great  [is] the LORD,  and greatly  to be praised:  he also [is] to be feared  above all gods. 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:25 Mean?

Study Notes

feared
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Chapter Summary: 1Chronicles 16

1  David's festival sacrifice
4  He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving
7  The psalm of thanksgiving
37  He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 16:25 mean?

For great Yahweh [is] and to be praised greatly and to be feared He [is] above all gods
כִּי֩ גָד֨וֹל יְהוָ֤ה וּמְהֻלָּל֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְנוֹרָ֥א ה֖וּא עַל־ כָּל־ אֱלֹהִֽים

גָד֨וֹל  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
יְהוָ֤ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וּמְהֻלָּל֙  and  to  be  praised 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
מְאֹ֔ד  greatly 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
וְנוֹרָ֥א  and  to  be  feared 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
ה֖וּא  He  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
עַל־  above 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֱלֹהִֽים  gods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).