King James Version

Psalms 66:2

Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

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זַמְּר֥וּzamrvgive praiseזָמַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “give praise”, a commandH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.כְבֽוֹדkhevodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “glorious”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).שְׁמ֑וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, 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.שִׂ֥ימוּsimvputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “put”, a commandH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…כָ֝ב֗וֹדkhavodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).תְּהִלָּתֽוֹtehilatvopraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.

Young’s Literal Translation

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

World English Bible

Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

Darby Translation

Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

Douay-Rheims

May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ψάλατε δὴ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ, δότε δόξαν αἰνέσει αὐτοῦ.