Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh’s name! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
- BSB Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- NKJV Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
- NASB Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, you servants of the Lord,
- NLT Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Praise him, you who serve the Lord,
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Quick answer
It summons the servants of Yahweh to praise His name. It opens a call to wholehearted worship of the Lord.
Overview
This psalm begins with a ringing call to praise the name of Yahweh, addressed to all who serve Him. Praising God's name means honoring His revealed character and works. Such worship finds its fullest expression in Christ, in whom God's name and glory are made known.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 96:1–4O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
- Ps 7:17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
- Ps 33:1–2Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
- 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 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
- Ps 150:6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 149:1–3Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
- Ps 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ps 107:8Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Ps 112:1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Ps 102:21To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
- Exod 34:5–7And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
- Ps 134:1Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
- Neh 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Ps 107:15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Ps 117:1–2O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Ps 113:1–3Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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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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