Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Parallel translations
- KJV Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
- BSB Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
- NKJV Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
- NASB Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, Lord, And I will sing praises to Your name.
- NLT For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
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- Rom 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”
- 2 Sam 22:50–51Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
- Ps 138:4All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
- Ps 108:3I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
- 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 14:7Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
- Ps 108:1A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
- Ps 72:18–19Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Matt 26:30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- 1 Tim 6:13I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
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