both young men and maidens; old men and children:
Parallel translations
- KJV Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
- BSB young men and maidens, old and young together.
- NKJV Both young men and maidens; Old men and children.
- NASB Both young men and virgins; Old men and children.
- NLT young men and young women, old men and children.
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Quick answer
Young men and women, old and young, are all called to praise God. People of every age and stage are summoned to worship.
Overview
The call to praise embraces all humanity regardless of age or gender—youth and elders alike. No one is excluded from the privilege and duty of worship. Together all people are invited to glorify the God who made them and offers salvation in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Titus 2:4–6that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
- Jer 31:13Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
- Matt 21:15–16But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant,
- Ps 68:25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,
- Ps 8:2From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
- Luke 19:37As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
- Zech 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
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