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Psalm 27:6
Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
4One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
5For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
6Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
7Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
8When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, LORD.”
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Enemies still surround the singer when he anticipates a lifted head and joyful worship, leaving room to consider praise before the threat has passed.
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Psalm 3:3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.Both psalms describe a lifted head, and Psalm 3 names the LORD as the one who lifts it.
James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.Both passages speak of being lifted up by the Lord; James addresses humility, while the psalm speaks of enemies.
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 passages join sacrifice with voiced praise to God, connecting an offering with words that honor him.
2 Samuel 22:49who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.Both passages describe being lifted above enemies, with Samuel's song also naming deliverance from a violent man.
Psalm 107:22Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.Both psalms pair sacrifices with singing, expressing joy or thanksgiving through offerings and the human voice.
Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”Both passages give praise a voice, through singing to the LORD in the psalm and shouting over God's greatness in Zion.
Ephesians 5:19–20speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;Singing to the Lord appears in both passages; Ephesians also describes believers addressing one another through songs.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Singing carries praise in both passages; Revelation's song praises the one who was killed and bought people for God.
Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages direct song to the Lord, with Revelation's singers praising God's works and righteous ways.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a …Joy marks both passages: the psalm anticipates worship in God's tent, and Zechariah urges Jerusalem to rejoice at her king's coming.
Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of …Both passages connect joy with worship at the LORD's dwelling, describing offerings or thanksgiving brought there.
Psalm 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both psalms speak of singing to the LORD, making praise an act expressed through the voice.
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Praise and worship. fear for the future. gratitude.
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Praise need not mean that trouble has ended. The singer who expects God to lift his head still cries for mercy in the next verse; both voices belong in prayer.
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