Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
- KJV O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
- NKJV Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
- NASB ¶Bless our God, you peoples, And sound His praise abroad,
- NLT Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.
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Quick answer
The peoples are called to bless God and make His praise heard aloud. It summons public, audible praise of God.
Overview
The psalmist invites all peoples to bless God and let the sound of His praise be heard. Worship is to be communal and openly declared. Such praise foreshadows the great chorus of the redeemed gathered from every people in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Ps 66:2Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
- Jer 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
- Ps 47:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- Rev 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Rom 15:10–11Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
- Rev 19:5–6Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
- Deut 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
- Rev 5:11–14Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
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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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