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Psalm 18:49

Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

47even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
48He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
49Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
50He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
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“Therefore” ties David’s thanks to rescue from violent enemies, and “among the nations” makes that gratitude something others will hear.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”Romans quotes David’s pledge to praise among the nations as it speaks of Gentiles glorifying God for his mercy.
Philippians 2:11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Both describe speech that honors God: David’s praise among nations and every tongue’s confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Psalm 57:9I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.Both promise thanks and sung praise to the Lord among peoples and nations.
Psalm 96:10Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.Both place words honoring the LORD among the nations: David promises praise, and Psalm 96 announces that the LORD reigns.
Hebrews 13:15Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.Both connect spoken praise with God’s name: David promises song, and Hebrews describes lips proclaiming allegiance.
2 Samuel 22:50Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.These passages share the same words, pledging thanks to the LORD among the nations and songs to his name.
Numbers 31:54Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting for a memorial for the …The shared thread is an act before the LORD: Numbers records gold brought as a memorial, while David promises thanks and song.
Psalm 72:18–19Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.Both direct praise to the LORD; Psalm 72 names his marvelous deeds, while David promises thanks among the nations.
Psalm 108:3I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.Both promise thanks to the LORD among the nations and sung praise, with Psalm 108 also naming the peoples.
Matthew 26:30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.Singing is the shared act: David pledges songs of praise, while Matthew records a hymn before departure for the Mount of Olives.
1 Timothy 6:13I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,The link is limited to speech before others: David praises God among nations, and Jesus testifies before Pontius Pilate.
Where this verse fits

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Encouragement

Your thanks can name a particular mercy and reach beyond the people who witnessed it. David addresses YHWH while singing among the nations.

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