Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
- BSB Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
- NKJV Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.
- NASB They shall also exalt Him in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
- NLT Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
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Quick answer
Let them exalt God in the assembly and praise him among the elders.
Overview
Praise is to be public, offered in the gathered congregation and before the leaders of the people. Personal deliverance calls for corporate testimony and worship. This communal praise anticipates the church gathered to exalt God together for the redemption accomplished in Christ.
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Cross-references · 15
- Ps 22:25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
- Ps 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
- Ps 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Ps 99:5Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
- Isa 25:1O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
- Ps 119:46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
- Ps 40:9–10I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
- Acts 4:8–12Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Ps 99:9Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
- Ps 111:1Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
- Ps 18:46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- Ps 66:16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- Exod 15:2The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Ps 35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
- Isa 12:4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
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