From the rising of the sun to its setting, The name of the Lord is to be 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.
- BSB From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
- NKJV From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name 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 from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.
- Ps 18:3I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.
- Isa 59:19So shall they fear Yahweh’s name from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which Yahweh’s breath drives.
- Ps 86:9All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- Isa 49:13Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break out into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
- Ps 48:10As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Ps 72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
- Rev 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
- Ps 72:17–19His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Ps 50:1A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
- Hab 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.
- Rom 15:9–10and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”
- Isa 24:16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
- Isa 42:10–12Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.
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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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