Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Remember that you magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
- KJV Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
- NKJV “Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.
- NASB ¶“Remember that you are to exalt His work, Of which people have sung.
- NLT Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.
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Quick answer
Elihu urges Job to remember to magnify God's work, which people have praised in song. God's deeds call forth worship.
Overview
Elihu calls Job to join the chorus of those who exalt God's works rather than question them. Throughout Scripture, God's mighty acts in creation and providence move His people to sing His praise (Ps. 92:4-5). The verse redirects the sufferer from complaint to worship, a posture the gospel deepens as we magnify the greatest of all God's works, redemption in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Luke 1:46Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Ps 111:2–4Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
- Ps 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Ps 145:10–12All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Ps 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Ps 138:5They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
- Ps 86:8–10O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Ps 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Ps 92:4–5For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- Ps 107:8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ps 111:8They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
- Ps 28:5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- Job 12:13–25Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
- Job 26:5–14The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
- Dan 4:3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
- Ps 19:1–4For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Jer 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Ps 107:15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ps 34:3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
- Deut 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
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