Psalms 104:34

King James Version

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord .

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Let my musing be pleasing to Him;As for me, I shall be glad in Yahweh.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord .

Bishop's Bible (1568)
My meditations of hym shalbe very pleasaunt: for all my ioy shalbe in God.

Darby Translation
My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.

New King James Version
May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD.

Literal Translation
My thoughts on Him shall be sweet; I will be glad in Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
May my words be pleasing to him. The Lord is the one who makes me happy.

World English Bible
Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

King James Version (1611)
My meditation of him shalbe sweete: I will be glad in the Lord.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O that my wordes might please him, for my ioye is in the LORDE.

Amplified Bible
May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him; As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the LORD.

American Standard Version
Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.

Update Bible Version
Let your meditation be sweet to him: I will rejoice in Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

New English Translation
May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord .

Contemporary English Version
I hope my thoughts will please you, because you are the one who makes me glad.

Complete Jewish Bible
May my musings be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in Adonai .

Geneva Bible (1587)
Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
Let my praise be acceptable to him; I will be glad in the LORD.

Hebrew Names Version
Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in the LORD.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.

New Living Translation
May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord .

New Life Bible
May the words of my heart be pleasing to Him. As for me, I will be glad in the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.

English Revised Version
Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

New Revised Standard
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Pleasing unto him, be my meditation, I, will rejoice in Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(103-34) Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
May my meditation be pleasing to him. I will be glad in Yahweh.

English Standard Version
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord .

New American Standard Bible
May my praise be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall rejoice in the LORD.

New Century Version
May my thoughts please him; I am happy in the Lord .

Good News Translation
May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.

Christian Standard Bible®
May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the Lord .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Mi speche be myrie to him; forsothe Y schal delite in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
Sweet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah.

Revised Standard Version
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Contextual Overview

³¹ The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. ³² He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. ³³ I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. ³⁴ My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord . ³⁵ Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord , O my soul. Praise ye the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

meditation: Psalms 1:2, Psalms 63:5, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 77:12, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:128, Psalms 119:167, Psalms 139:17, Psalms 139:18, Proverbs 24:14

I will be: Psalms 32:11, Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 3:18, Luke 1:47, Philippians 4:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:63 - to meditate 2 Chronicles 30:25 - rejoiced Psalms 35:28 - General Psalms 37:4 - Delight Psalms 48:9 - thought Psalms 49:3 - meditation Psalms 73:25 - none upon Psalms 92:4 - General Psalms 111:2 - sought Proverbs 2:10 - General Isaiah 19:1 - rideth Joel 2:23 - rejoice Luke 24:32 - Did Romans 5:11 - but we 1 Timothy 4:15 - Meditate Revelation 10:10 - sweet

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My meditation of him shall be sweet,.... Of the glories, excellencies, and perfections of his person; of his offices, as Mediator, King, Priest, and Prophet, the Saviour and Redeemer; of his works of creation, providence, and redemption; of his word, the blessed truths and comfortable doctrines of it; of his providential dispensations, and gracious dealings with his people in the present state; which to meditate upon, when grace is in exercise, is very sweet, delightful, and comfortable. The Targum renders it as a petition,

"let my meditation be sweet before him;''

that is, grateful and acceptable to him: or, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "let my speech", discourse, colloquy, address in prayer; see Psalms 141:2, or, "let my praise", so the Arabic and Syriac versions: the spiritual sacrifices both of prayer and praise are acceptable to God through Christ; and the speech of the church, and every believer, whether in the one way or the other, is sweet to Christ, very pleasant and delightful to him, Song of Solomon 2:14.

I will be glad in the Lord: the Targum is,

"in the Word of the Lord;''

in the essential Word, the Lord Jesus Christ; in his person, the greatness, glory, beauty, and fulness of it; in his righteousness, its purity, perfection, and perpetuity; in his salvation, being so suitable, complete, and glorious.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My meditation of him shall be sweet - That is, I will find pleasure in meditating on his character and works. See the notes at Psalms 1:2. It is one of the characteristics of true piety that there is a “disposition” to think about God; that the mind is “naturally” drawn to that subject; that it does not turn away from it, when it is suggested; that this fills up the intervals of business in the day-time, and that it occupies the mind when wakeful at night. Psalms 63:6. It is also a characteristic of true piety that there is “pleasure” in such meditations; happiness in thinking of God. The sinner has no such pleasure. The thought of God is painful to him; he does not desire to have it suggested to him; he turns away from it, and avoids it. Compare the notes at Isaiah 30:11. It is one of the evidences of true piety when a man “begins” to find pleasure in thinking about God; when the subject, instead of being unpleasant to him, becomes pleasant; when he no longer turns away from it, but is sensible of a desire to cherish the thought of God, and to know more of him.

I will be glad in the Lord - That is, I will rejoice that there is such a Being; I will seek my happiness in him as my God.