From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
Parallel translations
- WEB From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
- KJV From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised.
- NKJV From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised.
- NASB From the rising of the sun to its setting, The name of the Lord is to be praised.
- NLT Everywhere—from east to west— praise the name of the Lord.
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Quick answer
From sunrise to sunset, in every place, the Lord's name deserves praise. His worship is meant to fill the whole earth.
Overview
From east to west, throughout each day and across all the world, God is worthy of praise. The verse looks beyond Israel to the universal worship of God among all peoples. This anticipates the gospel's spread to the nations, fulfilling the promise that God's name will be great everywhere (Malachi 1:11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Mal 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Ps 18:3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
- Isa 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
- Ps 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- 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.
- Ps 48:10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Ps 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Rev 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Ps 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Ps 50:1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
- Hab 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Rom 15:9–10so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- Isa 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.
- 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.
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