I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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.
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Cross-references · 16
- 1 Th 5:18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- Col 3:17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
- Ps 145:1–2I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Eph 5:20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- Ps 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
- Ps 71:14–15But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
- 2 Th 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
- Ps 71:6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
- 2 Th 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
- Isa 24:15–16Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
- Prov 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
- Acts 5:41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
- 1 Sam 21:13–15And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
- Gen 26:1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
- Gen 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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