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THE MESSAGE

Psalms 34:3

Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Glorifying God;   God;   Praise;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Honour;   Honour God;   Honour-Dishonour;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Communion of Saints;   Glorifying God;   Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Praise;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abimelech;   Achish;   Acrostic;   David;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Doxology;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abimelech;   Achish;   Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Praise;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;let us exalt his name together.
Hebrew Names Version
Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let us exalt his name together.
King James Version
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
English Standard Version
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!
New Century Version
Glorify the Lord with me, and let us praise his name together.
New English Translation
Magnify the Lord with me! Let's praise his name together!
Amplified Bible
O magnify the LORD with me, And let us lift up His name together.
New American Standard Bible
Exalt the LORD with me, And let's exalt His name together.
World English Bible
Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.
Legacy Standard Bible
O magnify Yahweh with me,And let us exalt His name together.
Berean Standard Bible
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
Contemporary English Version
Honor the Lord with me! Celebrate his great name.
Complete Jewish Bible
When I boast, it will be about Adonai ; the humble will hear of it and be glad.
Darby Translation
Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Easy-to-Read Version
Praise the Lord with me. Let us honor his name.
George Lamsa Translation
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Good News Translation
Proclaim with me the Lord 's greatness; let us praise his name together!
Lexham English Bible
Magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Literal Translation
O magnify Jehovah with me; and let us exalt His name together.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O prayse ye LORDE with me, and let vs magnifie his name together.
American Standard Version
Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.
Bible in Basic English
O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
King James Version (1611)
O magnifie the Lord with me, and let vs exalt his name together.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Magnifie God with me: and let vs exalt his name [all] together.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
English Revised Version
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
Update Bible Version
Oh magnify Yahweh with me, And let us exalt his name together.
Webster's Bible Translation
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
New King James Version
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
New Living Translation
Come, let us tell of the Lord 's greatness; let us exalt his name together.
New Life Bible
Give great honor to the Lord with me. Let us praise His name together.
New Revised Standard
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(33-4) O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.
Revised Standard Version
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Young's Literal Translation
Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.

Contextual Overview

1

A David Psalm, When He Outwitted Abimelech and Got Away

I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise. 2 I live and breathe God ; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy: 3 Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out. 4 God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears. 5 Look at him; give him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from him. 6 When I was desperate, I called out, and God got me out of a tight spot. 7 God 's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray. 8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him. 9 Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness. 10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God -seekers are full of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

magnify: Psalms 35:27, Psalms 40:16, Psalms 69:30, Luke 1:46, Acts 19:17, Philippians 1:20

let us: Psalms 33:1, Psalms 33:2, Psalms 66:8, Psalms 103:20-22, Psalms 148:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 19:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:2 - exalt him Job 36:24 - magnify Psalms 23:3 - leadeth Psalms 30:1 - extol Psalms 50:15 - deliver Psalms 66:17 - I cried Psalms 95:1 - Come Psalms 99:5 - Exalt Psalms 107:8 - praise Psalms 116:1 - because Isaiah 12:4 - his name

Cross-References

Ruth 1:14
Again they cried openly. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye; but Ruth embraced her and held on.
1 Samuel 18:1
By the time David had finished reporting to Saul, Jonathan was deeply impressed with David—an immediate bond was forged between them. He became totally committed to David. From that point on he would be David's number-one advocate and friend.
Hosea 2:14
"And now, here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to start all over again. I'm taking her back out into the wilderness where we had our first date, and I'll court her. I'll give her bouquets of roses. I'll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. She'll respond like she did as a young girl, those days when she was fresh out of Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O magnify the Lord with me,.... The psalmist invites the humble ones, who he knew would rejoice at the goodness of God to him, to join with him in ascribing greatness to the Lord, which is meant by magnifying him; for he cannot be made great by men, only declared how great he is, and that can only be done in an imperfect manner;

and let us exalt his name together: by proclaiming him to be the most High; by making mention of his glorious perfections and works, that he be exalted; and by praising him in the highest strains; or by having the high praises of him in their mouths; and there is more pleasure as well as more glory brought to God by doing this in a social way, or by a number of saints joining together in such service.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O magnify the Lord with me - This seems to be addressed primarily to the “humble,” those referred to in the previous verse. As they could appreciate what he would say, as they could understand the nature of his feelings in view of his deliverance, he calls upon them especially to exult with him in the goodness of God. As he and they had common calamities and trials, so might they have common joys; as they were united in danger and sorrow, so it was proper that they should be united in joy and in praise. The word “magnify’ means literally “to make great,” and then, to make great in the view of the mind, or to regard and treat as great. The idea is, that he wished all, in circumstances similar to those in which he had been placed, to have a just sense of the greatness of God, and of his claims to love and praise. Compare Psalms 35:27; Psalms 40:17; Psalms 69:30; Psalms 70:4; Luke 1:46.

And let us exalt his name together - Let us unite in “lifting up” his name; that is, in raising it above all other things in our own estimation, and in the view of our fellow-men; in so making it known that it shall rise above every other object, that all may see and adore.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 34:3. Magnify the Lord with me — גדלו ליהוה gaddelu lavhovah, "make greatness to Jehovah;" show his greatness; and let "us exalt his name," let us show how high and glorious it is.


 
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