I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
- 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.
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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 71:8My 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!
- 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 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 117:1–2Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
- Ps 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
- Ps 71:23–24My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
- Ps 103:22Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
- Ps 67:3–4let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
- 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.
- Ps 86:9All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- 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.
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