Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
Parallel translations
- WEB Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
- KJV Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
- BSB Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.
- NASB Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courtyards.
- NLT Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his courts.
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Quick answer
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come. Worship rightly includes both praise and reverent approach with gifts.
Overview
The nations are invited not only to honor God but to bring offerings into His courts. This pictures the peoples joining the worship once reserved for Israel. Through Christ, believers from all nations now draw near to God, offering themselves and their praise as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Ps 100:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- Rom 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- Exod 34:5–9Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name.
- Heb 13:15–16Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- Ps 108:3–5I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
- Ps 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Ps 45:12The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
- Mal 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.
- Rev 8:3–4Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
- Ps 148:13–14let them praise Yahweh’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
- Phil 4:18But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
- Ps 111:9He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Isa 60:6–7A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.
- Phil 2:17Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
- Rom 15:16that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Heb 13:13Let us therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.
- 1 Pet 2:5You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Rev 15:4Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
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