King James Version

Psalms 89:7

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:8.

אֵ֣לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'נַ֭עֲרָץnaaratsdreadעָרַץverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “dread”, a verb used as a describing wordH6206to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harassbe affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.בְּסוֹדbesodin secretסוֹדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in secret”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5475a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secretassembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).קְדֹשִׁ֣יםqedoshimsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.רַבָּ֑הrabahaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וְ֝נוֹרָ֗אvenoraand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).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,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).סְבִיבָֽיוsevivayvaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-8) A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?

Young’s Literal Translation

God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.

World English Bible

a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

Darby Translation

God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.

Douay-Rheims

For in thy wrath we have fainted away: and are troubled in thy indignation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-8) A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς ἐνδοξαζόμενος ἐν βουλῇ ἁγίων, μέγας καὶ φοβερὸς ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς περικύκλῳ αὐτοῦ.