Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
- KJV Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
- NKJV Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
- NASB Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, my soul!
- NLT Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the Lord.
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Quick answer
All God's works in every place of His dominion are called to praise Him, and David returns to where he began, charging his own soul to bless the LORD. Personal worship and cosmic praise meet in one chorus.
Overview
The psalm reaches its climax by summoning the whole creation to praise, then circles back to the opening words, Bless the LORD, my soul. Personal devotion and universal worship are bound together. This is the praise that will be fulfilled when all creation joins to glorify God through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Isa 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isa 42:10–12Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
- Ps 145:10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Ps 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
- Ps 148:3–12Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
- Isa 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isa 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
- Rev 5:12–14In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Ps 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Ps 103:1Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Ps 104:35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
- Ps 146:1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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