Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Parallel translations
- WEB Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- KJV Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- NKJV Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
- NASB ¶Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
- NLT Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
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Quick answer
He invites all who fear God to hear what God has done for his soul. It models testimony that gives God public glory.
Overview
The psalmist calls fellow God-fearers to listen as he recounts God's work in his life. Personal deliverance becomes shared testimony for the encouragement of others. Such witness to God's saving acts finds its fullness in proclaiming what Christ has done for our souls.
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Cross-references · 13
- Ps 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Ps 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Ps 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Mal 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- 1 Jn 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
- Ps 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- Ps 71:20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Ps 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Ps 32:5–6Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- Ps 34:2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- 1 Cor 15:8–10And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
- Ps 22:23–24You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- 1 Tim 1:15–16This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
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