King James Version
Psalms 118:28
28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
Psalms 118:28 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!
Context of Psalms 118:28
26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 27God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 29O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:28 word by word
אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 118:28
- Psalms 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Psalms 146:2While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee - This is the language of the author of the psalm - his solemn profession before the sanctuary and the altar; his response to the priesthood. In Psalm 118:27, they had declared that “Jehovah alone was God;” to this he now replies, that he acknowledges, it; he recognizes him as the true God, and as his God; he comes to praise him; and he professes his purpose always to exalt him as his God. Thou art my God, I will…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-29Verses 19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is the chief Cornerstone in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29The psalmist ends with prayer and thanksgiving, anticipating an even greater revelation of God’s victory and rescue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. showed us light--or favor (Psa 27:1; 97:11). With the sacrificial victim brought bound to the altar is united the more spiritual offering of praise (Psa 50:14, 23), expressed in the terms with which the Psalm opened.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- 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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