Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be Yahweh’s name, from this time forward and forever more.
- KJV Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
- NKJV Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore!
- NASB Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time on and forever.
- NLT Blessed be the name of the Lord now and forever.
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Quick answer
May the Lord's name be blessed now and forevermore. His praise is to be unending.
Overview
The verse calls for God's name to be blessed continuously, 'from this time forward and forever.' It expresses the timeless, perpetual nature of true worship. Such eternal praise anticipates the worship of heaven, where God is glorified without end (Revelation 5:13).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Dan 2:20and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- 1 Chr 16:36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
- Rev 5:13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
- Ps 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
- 1 Chr 29:10–13Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- Ps 106:48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
- Eph 3:21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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