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Psalm 106:48

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!

46He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
47Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!
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The people’s shared “Amen” makes this blessing a public response, while “from everlasting even to everlasting” stretches its praise beyond any one person’s lifetime.

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Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;Both bless the God of Israel; Luke names his visit and redemption of his people as the reason for praise.
Psalm 72:18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.Both direct praise to the LORD, the God of Israel, whom Psalm 72 names as the one who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalm 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.Both bless the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting and affirm that blessing with “Amen.”
Psalm 104:35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!Both end with “Praise the LORD!” though Psalm 104 places that praise after a plea for the wicked to be no more.
1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what …Both connect blessing with another person’s “Amen”; Paul stresses that joining in thanksgiving requires understanding what is said.
Psalm 111:1Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.Both speak of praise among God’s people: Psalm 106 asks all to respond, and Psalm 111 names thanksgiving in the congregation.
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.Both describe praise directed to God; Luke’s shepherds praise him for what they have heard and seen.
Ephesians 2:7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;Both look beyond the present: the psalm blesses God forever, and Ephesians speaks of his grace in the ages to come.
1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.Both ascribe praise to God across unending time and include “Amen” as an affirmation of that praise.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Both conclude with praise extending forever and an “Amen” that affirms what has been spoken.
Romans 9:5of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.Both speak of God as blessed forever and seal that blessing with “Amen.”
Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Both join blessing God forever with the spoken affirmation “Amen,” making praise something voiced and affirmed.
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Encouragement

The plea to be gathered comes just before this blessing. Praise has room among unfinished prayers, because the God of Israel is worthy of blessing from everlasting to everlasting.

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