My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever 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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Quick answer
David resolves to praise God and calls all flesh to bless His holy name forever. Personal praise expands into a summons for all creation to worship.
Overview
The psalm closes as it began, with David's vow to praise, now widening to include 'all flesh.' Worship is the fitting and eternal response of every creature to God's greatness. This anticipates the universal confession that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10-11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
- Ps 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
- Ps 150:6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
- Rev 5:11–14And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
- Ps 145:1–2I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Ps 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
- Ps 117:1–2O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Ps 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
- Ps 71:23–24My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
- Ps 103:22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
- Ps 67:3–4Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
- Ps 89:1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
- Ps 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
- Ps 65:2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- Ps 145:5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
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