I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.
- KJV I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
- BSB I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
- NASB I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.
- NLT I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations.
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Quick answer
David vows to give thanks and sing God's praises among the peoples and nations. It extends his worship to a global scope.
Overview
David's praise is not private but public, declared among the nations. This missionary impulse anticipates the gospel going to all peoples. Paul cites such psalms to show that God always purposed the Gentiles to glorify him for his mercy in Christ (Romans 15:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 22:22–23I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.
- Ps 96:3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
- Ps 18:49Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
- Ps 138:1By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
- Ps 138:4–5All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
- Rom 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”
- Ps 2:1Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
- Ps 145:10–12All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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