A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- KJV I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- NKJV I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- NASB I will exalt You, my God, the King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- NLT I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever.
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David vows to exalt God as King and praise His name forever. It sets the tone for a psalm wholly devoted to celebrating God's greatness.
Overview
This acrostic psalm opens by addressing God as 'my God, the King,' joining personal devotion to a confession of His universal reign. The pledge to praise 'forever and ever' reaches beyond this life toward eternal worship. Believers see this everlasting kingship fulfilled in Christ, the King whose reign has no end (Luke 1:33).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 23
- Ps 47:6–8Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
- Ps 34:1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Ps 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Matt 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Ps 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Ps 44:4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Ps 45:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Ps 30:1A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
- Ps 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Ps 52:9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
- Ps 48:2–3Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Isa 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
- Ps 103:1–2Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Ps 149:2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Ps 71:14–24But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
- Ps 113:1–2Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
- Ps 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
- Mal 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
- Ps 100:1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- Ps 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
- Ps 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
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