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

For I know that the LORD {is} great, and {that} our Lord {is} above all gods.

Who {is} like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who {is} like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful {in} praises, doing wonders? {gods: or, mighty ones?}

Great {is} the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness {is} unsearchable. {and his...: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search}

Which in his times he shall shew, {who is} the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build {shall be} wonderful great. {wonderful...: Heb. great and wonderful}

Among the gods {there is} none like unto thee, O Lord; neither {are there any works} like unto thy works.

Forasmuch as {there is} none like unto thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, {is yet} young and tender, and the work {is} great: for the palace {is} not for man, but for the LORD God.

And at this house, {which} is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations {and} of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. {set it far...: or, made it unto them an unclean thing}

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Now I know that the LORD {is} greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly {he was} above them.

O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for {there is} none like thee, neither {is there any} God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build {shall be} wonderful great. {wonderful...: Heb. great and wonderful}

A glorious high throne from the beginning {is} the place of our sanctuary.

And David said, Solomon my son {is} young and tender, and the house {that is} to be builded for the LORD {must be} exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will {therefore} now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm {or} Song of Asaph.] In Judah {is} God known: his name {is} great in Israel. {chief...: or, overseer} {of: or, for}