Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
Parallel translations
- WEB By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
- KJV I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- NKJV I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- NASB I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- NLT I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
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Quick answer
David resolves to bless the Lord at all times, with continual praise on his lips.
Overview
The superscription recalls David's deliverance when he feigned madness before the Philistine king, framing the psalm as thanksgiving born of rescue. David commits to unceasing praise, in good times and bad. This continual blessing of God anticipates the believer's call to rejoice always in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- 1 Th 5:18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- Col 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Ps 145:1–2A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Eph 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ps 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- Ps 71:14–15But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
- 2 Th 2:13But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Ps 71:6I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
- 2 Th 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
- Isa 24:15–16Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
- Prov 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
- 1 Sam 21:13–15So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
- Gen 26:1Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Gen 20:2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
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