So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
- BSB So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
- NKJV Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
- NASB So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
- NLT I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 104:33I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
- Ps 134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh!
- Ps 28:2Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kgs 8:22–66Solomon stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;
- Ps 145:1–3A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- Hab 3:10The mountains saw you, and were afraid. The storm of waters passed by. The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.
- Ps 146:1–2Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.
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