In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
Parallel translations
- WEB In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
- BSB In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
- NKJV In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word),
- NASB In God, whose word I praise, In the Lord, whose word I praise,
- NLT I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised.
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Quick answer
David repeats his praise of God's word, in God and in Yahweh. It reaffirms his trust through worship of God's promise.
Overview
Echoing verse 4, David doubles his praise of God's word, naming both God and Yahweh. The repetition strengthens his confidence and centers it on God's reliable promises. It shows how meditating on and praising God's word fortifies faith against fear.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Matt 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Gen 32:11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
- Ps 56:4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
- Heb 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
- Ps 60:6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- 2 Pet 1:4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
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