English Standard Version
Psalms 34:3
3Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Psalms 34:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
- New International Version (NIV)Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.
Context of Psalms 34:3
1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. 5Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:3 word by word
גַּדְּל֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑י וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמ֣וֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:3
- Psalms 35:27Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, "Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!"
- Psalms 40:16But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is the Lord!"
- Psalms 69:30I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Acts 19:17And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.
- Philippians 1:20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
- Psalms 33:1Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
- Psalms 66:8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
- Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
- Psalms 148:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
- 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the Lord your God." And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.
- Revelation 14:7And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water."
- Revelation 19:5And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."
Commentaries on Psalms 34:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Magnify the Lord with me - ליהוה גדלו gaddelu lavhovah, "make greatness to Jehovah;" show his greatness; and let "us exalt his name," let us show how high and glorious it is.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3O 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist encourages those in need to join him in praise.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-4. Even in distress, which excites supplication, there is always matter for praising and thanking God (compare Ep 5:20; Php 4:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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