I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
- BSB With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
- ESV With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
- NKJV I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude.
- NASB ¶With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord; And I will praise Him in the midst of many.
- NLT But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone.
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Quick answer
David vows to give great public thanks and praise to the Lord. Confident of rescue, he turns lament into worship.
Overview
Anticipating deliverance, David pledges loud, public praise 'among the multitude.' This movement from complaint to thanksgiving is characteristic of the psalms of lament, expressing faith that God will act. Praising God amid the congregation testifies to His faithfulness and invites others to trust Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 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 35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
- Ps 22:22–25I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
- Ps 138:1I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
- Ps 107:32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
- Ps 138:4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
- Ps 116:12–18What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
- Heb 2:12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
- Ps 108:1–3O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
- Ps 9:1I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
- Ps 7:17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
- Ps 71:22–23I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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