Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Parallel translations
- WEB Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- BSB Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
- NKJV Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
- NASB ¶Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
- NLT Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.
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Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, blessing His name. Approach God with grateful worship.
Overview
The worshiper is invited into the temple courts with a spirit of thanksgiving and praise. Coming into God's presence is a privilege that calls for gratitude and blessing of His name. Believers now draw near with even greater confidence, for Christ has opened the way into God's presence.
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Cross-references · 12
- Col 3:16–17Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- Heb 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- 1 Chr 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
- Ps 103:1–2Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- Ps 116:17–19I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- Ps 145:1–2I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Ps 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
- Ps 96:2Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
- Isa 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
- Ps 103:20–22Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
- 1 Chr 29:20And 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.
- Ps 65:1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
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