Mazmur 89:7

89:7 a God who is honored ¹  in the great angelic assembly, ² 

and more awesome than ³  all who surround him?

Mazmur 99:3

99:3 Let them praise your great and awesome name!

He ⁴  is holy!

Mazmur 99:5

99:5 Praise ⁵  the Lord our God!

Worship ⁶  before his footstool!

He is holy!

Mazmur 99:9

99:9 Praise ⁷  the Lord our God!

Worship on his holy hill,

for the Lord our God is holy!

Keluaran 15:11

15:11 Who is like you, ⁸  O Lord, among the gods? ⁹ 

Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, ¹⁰  working wonders?

Ulangan 28:58

The Curse of Covenant Termination

28:58 “If you refuse to obey ¹¹  all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

Yesaya 6:3

6:3 They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy ¹²  is the Lord who commands armies! ¹³  His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”

Maleakhi 1:11

1:11 For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” ¹⁴  says the Lord who rules over all.

Maleakhi 2:2

2:2 If you do not listen and take seriously ¹⁵  the need to honor my name,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will send judgment ¹⁶  on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.

Lukas 1:49

1:49 because he who is mighty ¹⁷  has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

Wahyu 4:8

4:8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings ¹⁸  and was full of eyes all around and inside. ¹⁹  They never rest day or night, saying: ²⁰ 

“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, ²¹ 

Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”

[89:7]  ¹ tn Heb “feared.”

[89:7]  ² tn Heb “in the great assembly of the holy ones.”

[89:7]  ³ tn Or perhaps “feared by.”

[99:3]  ⁴ tn The pronoun refers to the Lord himself (see vv. 5, 9).

[99:5]  ⁵ tn Or “exalt.”

[99:5]  ⁶ tn Or “bow down.”

[99:9]  ⁷ tn Or “exalt.”

[15:11]  ⁸ tn The question is of course rhetorical; it is a way of affirming that no one is comparable to God. See C. J. Labuschagne, The Incomparability of Yahweh in the Old Testament, 22, 66-67, and 94-97.

[15:11]  ⁹ sn Verses 11-17 will now focus on Yahweh as the incomparable one who was able to save Israel from their foes and afterward lead them to the promised land.

[15:11]  ¹⁰ tn S. R. Driver suggests “praiseworthy acts” as the translation (Exodus, 137).

[28:58]  ¹¹ tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”

[6:3]  ¹² tn Some have seen a reference to the Trinity in the seraphs’ threefold declaration, “holy, holy, holy.” This proposal has no linguistic or contextual basis and should be dismissed as allegorical. Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis. (See IBHS 233-34 §12.5a; and GKC 431-32 §133.k.) By repeating the word “holy,” the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord’s holiness. For another example of threefold repetition for emphasis, see Ezek 21:27 (Heb. v. 32). (Perhaps Jer 22:29 provides another example.)

[6:3]  sn Or “The Lord who commands armies has absolute sovereign authority!” The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” In this context the Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. Note the emphasis on the elevated position of his throne in v. 1 and his designation as “the king” in v. 5. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. He is “set apart” from his subjects in a moral sense as well. He sets the standard; they fall short of it. Note that in v. 5 Isaiah laments that he is morally unworthy to be in the king’s presence.

[6:3]  ¹³ tn Perhaps in this context, the title has a less militaristic connotation and pictures the Lord as the ruler of the heavenly assembly. See the note at 1:9.

[1:11]  ¹⁴ sn My name will be great among the nations. In what is clearly a strongly ironic shift of thought, the Lord contrasts the unbelief and virtual paganism of the postexilic community with the conversion and obedience of the nations that will one day worship the God of Israel.

[2:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and if you do not place upon [the] heart”; KJV, NAB, NRSV “lay it to heart.”

[2:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the curse” (so NASB, NRSV); NLT “a terrible curse.”

[1:49]  ¹⁷ tn Traditionally, “the Mighty One.”

[4:8]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “six wings apiece,” but this is redundant with “each one” in English.

[4:8]  ¹⁹ tn Some translations render ἔσωθεν (eswqen) as “under [its] wings,” but the description could also mean “filled all around on the outside and on the inside with eyes.” Since the referent is not available to the interpreter, the exact force is difficult to determine.

[4:8]  ²⁰ tn Or “They never stop saying day and night.”

[4:8]  ²¹ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[4:8]  sn A quotation from (or an allusion to) Isa 6:3.