Psalms 27:6

Confident that God will lift his head above his enemies, David resolves to worship with joyful sacrifice and song. It matters because assurance of God's deliverance fuels grateful praise.

Cross-references · 35

• Ps 3:3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
• Heb 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
• Ps 107:22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
• 2 Sam 22:49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
• Isa 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Rev 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
• Eph 5:19–20Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
• Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• Jer 33:11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
• Rev 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
• 1 Pet 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
• Ps 43:3–4O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
• 2 Sam 7:9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• Ps 22:22–25I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
• Ezra 3:11–13And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
• 2 Chr 30:21–26And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
• Ps 100:1–2Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
• Ps 26:6–7I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
• Ps 95:1O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
• 2 Sam 22:1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
• Ps 21:13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
• Ps 138:5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
• Jer 31:7For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 25:27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
• Ps 66:13–16I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
• 1 Chr 22:18Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
• Luke 19:37–38And when he was come nigh, even now 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 that they had seen;
• Ps 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
• Ps 116:17–19I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
• Ps 21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
• Ps 110:7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
• Gen 40:13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
• Ps 47:1O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
• Gen 40:20And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
• Zeph 3:14–15Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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