I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
Parallel translations
- KJV I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
- BSB I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
- NKJV I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
- NASB I will praise You forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
- NLT I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.
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Quick answer
David vows perpetual thanksgiving and hope in God's good name before his people. It ends the psalm in praise grounded in God's faithful action.
Overview
Confident that God has and will act, David pledges everlasting thanks and hope in the Lord's name. He does this publicly, in the company of the saints, so that God's goodness is celebrated together. Such grateful trust models the worship of all who rest in God's saving character revealed fully in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Lam 3:25–26Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- Ps 130:5–6I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
- Ps 73:28But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
- Ps 54:6With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
- Prov 18:10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
- Ps 73:25–26Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
- Ps 62:5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
- Ps 145:1–2A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- Eph 3:20–21Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
- Ps 62:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
- Ps 48:9–10We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.
- Ps 40:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
- Ps 123:2–3Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.
- Ps 27:14Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Ps 146:2While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
- Ps 30:12To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
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