New English Translation
Psalms 34:3
3Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Context of Psalms 34:3
1I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him. 2I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice! Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise his name together! 4I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 5Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not 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 35:27May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, “May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”
- Psalms 40:16May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”
- Psalms 69:30I will sing praises to God’s name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,
- Acts 19:17This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.
- Philippians 1:20My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
- Psalms 33:1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
- Psalms 66:8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!
- Psalms 103:20Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!
- Psalms 148:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!
- 1 Chronicles 29:20David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to praise the Lord, using the psalms of David and Asaph the prophet. So they joyfully offered praise and bowed down and worshiped.
- Revelation 14:7He declared in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”
- Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God all you his servants, and all you who fear Him, both the small and the 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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