I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- KJV I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
- NKJV I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
- NASB I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
- NLT I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
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Quick answer
David will rejoice and sing praise to the name of the Most High. Joy in God Himself fuels heartfelt worship.
Overview
The psalmist's gladness is grounded 'in you,' in God Himself rather than merely in His gifts. Singing praise to the Most High exalts the God who reigns over all rivals. This God-centered joy marks genuine worship and sustains the believer through the conflicts described later in the psalm.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Ps 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Ps 7:17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
- Ps 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
- 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 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Ps 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
- Ps 56:2–3My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Hab 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
- Ps 27:6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
- Ps 92:4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- Dan 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
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