I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.
- BSB I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
- NKJV I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds.
- NASB I will meditate on all Your work, And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.
- NLT They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
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Quick answer
Asaph resolves to meditate on all God's work and ponder His mighty deeds.
Overview
Beyond merely remembering, the psalmist purposes to dwell thoughtfully on God's works. Meditation deepens remembrance into renewed trust and worship. This God-centered reflection draws the soul out of self-focused anguish and fixes it on the One whose deeds reveal His unfailing character.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 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 145:11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
- Ps 105:2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
- Deut 6:7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Ps 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
- Ps 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- Ps 145:4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
- Luke 24:14–32And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
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