My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
Parallel translations
- KJV My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
- BSB My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- NKJV My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.
- NASB My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.
- NLT I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 71:8My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.
- Ps 51:15Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
- Ps 150:6Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!
- Ps 117:1–2Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
- Rev 5:11–14I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;
- Ps 71:23–24My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
- Ps 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
- Ps 145:1–2A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- Ps 30:12To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Ps 67:3–4let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
- Ps 65:2You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
- Ps 145:5Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.
- Ps 103:22Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
- Ps 86:9All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- Ps 89:1A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
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