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Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 12:5

Praise ye Jehovah, for excellence He hath done, Known is this in all the earth.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joy;   Praise;   Testimony;   Worship;   Thompson Chain Reference - Divine;   Excellencies, Divine;   God;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Declaration;   God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Praise;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Remnant;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Living (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Isaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things.Let this be known throughout the earth.
Hebrew Names Version
Sing to the LORD, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the eretz!
King James Version
Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
English Standard Version
"Sing praises to the Lord , for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Praise the LORD in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth.
New Century Version
Sing praise to the Lord , because he has done great things. Let all the world know what he has done.
Amplified Bible
Sing praises to the LORD, for He has done excellent and glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth.
World English Bible
Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sing vnto the Lorde, for he hath done excellent things: this is knowen in all the worlde.
Legacy Standard Bible
Praise Yahweh in song, for He has done majestic things;Let this be known throughout the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.
Contemporary English Version
Because of your wonderful deeds we will sing your praises everywhere on earth."
Complete Jewish Bible
Sing to Adonai , for he has triumphed — this is being made known throughout the earth.
Darby Translation
Sing psalms of Jehovah, for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Sing songs of praise about the Lord , because he has done great things. Spread this news about God throughout the whole world. Let all people know these things.
George Lamsa Translation
Sing to the LORD; for he has done excellent things; this is known in all the earth.
Good News Translation
Sing to the Lord because of the great things he has done. Let the whole world hear the news.
Lexham English Bible
Sing praises to Yahweh, for he has done a glorious thing; this is known in all the earth.
Literal Translation
Sing to Jehovah, for He has done majestically; this is known in all the earth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O synge praises vnto the LORDE, for he doth greate thinges, as it is knowne in all the worlde.
American Standard Version
Sing unto Jehovah; for he hath done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth.
Bible in Basic English
Make a song to the Lord; for he has done noble things: give news of them through all the earth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Sing unto the LORD; for He hath done gloriously; this is made known in all the earth.
King James Version (1611)
Sing vnto the Lord; for hee hath done excellent things: this is knowen in all the earth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
O sing prayses vnto the Lorde, for he hath done great thinges, as it is knowen in all the worlde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Sing praise to the name of the Lord; for he has done great things: declare this in all the earth.
English Revised Version
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Synge ye to the Lord, for he hath do worschipfuli; telle ye this in al erthe.
Update Bible Version
Sing to Yahweh; for he has done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth.
Webster's Bible Translation
Sing to the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this [is] known in all the earth.
New English Translation
Sing to the Lord , for he has done magnificent things, let this be known throughout the earth!
New King James Version
Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth.
New Living Translation
Sing to the Lord , for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.
New Life Bible
Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done great things. Let this be known in all the earth.
New Revised Standard
Sing praises to the Lord , for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Praise in song Yahweh, For a splendid thing, hath he done, - Well known, is this in all the earth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath done great things: shew this forth in all the earth.
Revised Standard Version
"Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth.
THE MESSAGE
"Sing praise-songs to God . He's done it all! Let the whole earth know what he's done! Raise the roof! Sing your hearts out, O Zion! The Greatest lives among you: The Holy of Israel."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Praise the LORD in song, for He has done excellent things; Let this be known throughout the earth.

Contextual Overview

4 And ye have said in that day, Give ye praise to Jehovah, call in His name. Make known among the peoples His acts. Make mention that set on high is His name. 5 Praise ye Jehovah, for excellence He hath done, Known is this in all the earth. 6 Cry aloud, and sing, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in thy midst [is] the Holy One of Israel!'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Sing: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Psalms 68:32-35, Psalms 98:1, Psalms 105:2, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 19:1-3

this is known: Isaiah 40:9, Psalms 72:19, Habakkuk 2:14, Revelation 11:15-17

Reciprocal: Numbers 21:17 - sang 1 Chronicles 16:23 - Sing Nehemiah 12:42 - sang loud Psalms 84:4 - they will

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; [in] thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.
Genesis 11:31
And Terah taketh Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come unto Charan, and dwell there.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 12:8
And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.
Genesis 14:14
And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.
Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom saith unto Abram, `Give to me the persons, and the substance take to thyself,'
Acts 7:4
`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Sing unto the Lord,.... Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, vocally and together, as Gospel churches, to the glory of God; or "sing the Lord" u, let him be the subject matter of the song, as in Isaiah 12:2 sing how great and good he is; sing what he is in himself, and what he is to others:

for he hath done excellent things; he hath wrought out an excellent salvation, which excels all others, being of a spiritual nature, complete and everlasting: it is emphatically a great one, in which God is glorified in all his perfections, and which issues in the eternal glory and happiness of his people. He has brought in an excellent righteousness, a righteousness that excels any righteousness of the creature, men or angels; it being the righteousness of God, a perfect, pure, and spotless one, which serves for many, even all his spiritual seed, and is everlasting: he has offered up an excellent sacrifice, a sacrifice that excels all that were offered up under the law; in the matter, which is himself; in the use and efficacy of it, to atone for sin, and take it away; in the continuance of that efficacy, and in its acceptableness unto God: and he has obtained an excellent victory over all his and his people's enemies, sin, Satan, the world, and death, and made them sharers in his conquests; reference seems to be had to

Exodus 15:1:

this [is] known in all the earth; that such a salvation is finished; such a righteousness is brought in; that peace, pardon, and atonement, are procured, and all enemies are conquered; for the Gospel publishing all this has been sent into all the world, and will be more fully preached throughout it in the latter day.

u זמרו יהוה "canite Jehovam", Cocceius; νμγησατε το ονομα

κνρω; Sept.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sing unto the Lord - This is the same expression which occurs in the song of Moses Exodus 15:21. Isaiah evidently had that in his eye.

He hath done excellent things - Things that are exalted (גאות gê'ûth); that are worthy to be celebrated, and had in remembrance; things that are majestic, grand, and wonderful.

This is known in all the earth - Or, more properly, ‘Let this be known in all the earth.’ It is worthy of being celebrated everywhere. It should be sounded abroad through all lands. This expresses the sincere desire of all who are redeemed, and who are made sensible of the goodness and mercy of God the Saviour. The instinctive and the unceasing wish is, that the wonders of the plan of redeeming mercy should be everywhere known among the nations, and that all flesh should see the salvation of our God.


 
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