Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
Parallel translations
- WEB Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
- BSB Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after 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
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- Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Ps 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
- Ps 103:1–2Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- Ps 40:10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
- Ps 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Isa 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
- Ps 72:17–18His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Isa 52:7–8How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- Ps 103:20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
- Ps 145:10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
- Acts 13:26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- 1 Chr 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- Rom 10:14–18How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
- Rev 5:13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
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