Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your 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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Quick answer
David vows to bless God as long as he lives and to lift his hands in worship to God's name. It is a pledge of wholehearted, lifelong praise.
Overview
In response to God's love, David commits to lifelong blessing and to lifting his hands, a gesture of dependent worship and praise. His devotion is active and continual, not occasional. Such a life of praise befits all who have received the surpassing love of God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 104:33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
- Ps 134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
- Ps 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
- 1 Kgs 8:22–66And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
- Ps 145:1–3I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Hab 3:10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
- Ps 146:1–2Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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