King James Version

Psalms 148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

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יְהַלְל֤וּyehallvboastהָלַלverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, a wish or indirect commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שֵׁ֬םshemfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נִשְׂגָּ֣בnisgavbe excellentשָׂגַבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be excellent”, a verb used as a describing wordH7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figurativelydefend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.שְׁמ֣וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.לְבַדּ֑וֹlevadvoto apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.ה֝וֹד֗וֹhodvobeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֶ֥רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְשָׁמָֽיִםveshamayimand heavenשָׁמַיִםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

Young’s Literal Translation

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.

World English Bible

Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

Darby Translation

Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

For his name alone is exalted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου· ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ,