Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
- BSB Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- ESV And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- NKJV And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- NASB And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
- NLT Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
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- 1 Sam 2:1–10Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
- Ps 34:2–3My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
- Ps 35:9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
- Isa 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Ps 103:1–2By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Rom 5:11Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
- Isa 45:25All the offspring of Israel will be justified in Yahweh, and will rejoice!
- 1 Cor 1:31that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
- 2 Cor 2:14Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
- Isa 24:15–16Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
- Phil 3:3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
- 1 Pet 1:8whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —
- Hab 3:17–18For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:
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