Nehemiah 9:5

The Levites called the people to rise and bless God's glorious, exalted name forever. It matters because confession opens into doxology, exalting God above all praise.

Cross-references · 27

• Ps 103:1–2By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
• 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Ps 72:18–19Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
• Ezra 3:11They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.
• Ps 117:1–2Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
• Matt 11:25At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
• Ps 106:2Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?
• 1 Chr 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.
• Jer 33:10–11Yahweh says: “Yet again there shall be heard in this place, about which you say, ‘It is waste, without man and without animal, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,’
• Ps 145:11–12They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power;
• 1 Kgs 8:27But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
• 1 Kgs 8:14The king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
• 1 Chr 29:11Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
• 2 Chr 20:13All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
• 1 Kgs 8:22Solomon stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;
• Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• 2 Chr 20:19The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.
• Deut 28:58If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, YAHWEH YOUR GOD;
• Exod 15:6Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.
• Ps 134:1A Song of Ascents. Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh’s house!
• Eph 3:20–21Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
• Ps 16:2My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
• Ps 145:2Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
• Ps 145:5Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.
• 1 Chr 29:20Then 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.
• Ps 146:2While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

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