Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
Parallel translations
- WEB Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
- KJV Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- NKJV Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
- NASB Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, And praise the mention of His holiness.
- NLT Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.
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Quick answer
David calls God's saints to sing praise and give thanks to His holy name. It invites the community into his thanksgiving.
Overview
David's personal deliverance becomes a summons for all the faithful to worship. Praise is the fitting communal response to God's saving acts. The 'saints' are God's set-apart people, and their thanks honors His holy character revealed in His works.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
- Rev 4:8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
- Ps 132:9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- 1 Chr 16:4David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Ps 148:14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
- Exod 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Ps 135:19–21O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
- Ps 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Ps 103:20–22Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Isa 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Ps 50:5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
- Rev 19:5–6Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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