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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- 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.
- 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 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
- Ps 73:28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
- Ps 54:6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
- Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Ps 73:25–26Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
- Ps 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from 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 3:20–21Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Ps 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
- Ps 48:9–10Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
- Ps 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Ps 123:2–3As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
- Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Ps 146:2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
- Ps 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
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