Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
Parallel translations
- KJV Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- BSB Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
- 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 97:12Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
- Rev 4:8The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”
- Ps 132:9Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”
- 1 Chr 16:4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before Yahweh’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:
- Ps 148:14He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise Yah!
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 135:19–21House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!
- Ps 32:11Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
- Ps 103:20–22Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.
- Isa 6:3One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”
- Ps 50:5“Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
- Rev 19:5–6A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”
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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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