I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- KJV I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- NKJV I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
- NASB I will praise the name of God with song, And exalt Him with thanksgiving.
- NLT Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
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Quick answer
David vows to praise and magnify God with song and thanksgiving. It shows faith breaking into praise even before deliverance is seen.
Overview
David resolves to glorify God's name with song and grateful thanks, confident that God will answer. Praise here is an act of faith, offered in the midst of trouble. This turn from lament to thanksgiving marks the path of the believer and ultimately of Christ, who through suffering led his people in praising God for the salvation accomplished.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Ps 34:3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
- Ps 118:28–29You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
- Ps 40:1–3For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Ps 50:14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Ps 118:21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
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