Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.
Parallel translations
- WEB Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
- KJV Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
- NKJV Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
- NASB Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
- NLT Sing to the Lord; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
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Quick answer
Sing to the LORD, bless His name, and proclaim His salvation daily. Worship overflows into ongoing declaration of God's saving work.
Overview
Praise here is joined to proclamation: God's people are to announce His salvation day after day. Worship is not private only but missionary, making God's deliverance known. This anticipates the daily proclamation of the good news of salvation accomplished in Christ (Romans 10:14-15; Isaiah 52:7).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Ps 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Ps 103:1–2Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Ps 40:10I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
- Ps 145:1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Isa 40:9Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
- Ps 72:17–18May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Isa 52:7–8How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Ps 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Ps 145:10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
- Rom 10:14–18How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
- Rev 5:13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
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