Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- KJV And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- NKJV Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.
- NASB Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.
- NLT Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.
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Quick answer
David calls the assembly to bless the LORD, and the people worship, bowing low before God and the king.
Overview
The whole congregation responds to David's prayer with corporate worship, blessing 'the God of their fathers.' Their reverent bowing before both God and the king honors God supremely while recognizing his anointed ruler. This united worship pictures the response God's word always seeks, and it points ahead to the day when every knee will bow before the LORD and his Christ (Philippians 2:10-11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Exod 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
- Ps 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
- Ps 148:13–14Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- 1 Chr 16:36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
- Ps 145:1–21A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Gen 24:26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Ps 135:19–21O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
- Gen 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- 1 Pet 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- 1 Sam 12:18So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
- 2 Chr 20:21Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Ps 29:1–2A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- Exod 14:31When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
- Josh 22:33The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
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