Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Parallel translations
- WEB Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- BSB Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
- 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 shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
- Ps 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Ps 71:18Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
- Mal 3:16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
- 1 Jn 1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
- Ps 66:5Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
- Ps 71:20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
- Ps 71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
- Ps 32:5–6I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- Ps 34:2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
- 1 Cor 15:8–10And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
- Ps 22:23–24Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
- 1 Tim 1:15–16This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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