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Psalm 34:2
My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
1By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
2My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.
4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
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Boasting in YHWH makes praise something others can hear, and David expects humble listeners to find gladness in what he says.
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Jeremiah 9:24But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on …Both passages make the LORD the ground of boasting, and Jeremiah ties that glorying to knowing him.
1 Corinthians 1:31that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”Both texts name the Lord as the one in whom people should boast.
Psalm 119:74Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.Both psalms describe gladness spreading to others who hear or see a person’s trust in God.
Psalm 44:8In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.Both psalms make God the subject of their boast and speak of him with praise.
1 Chronicles 16:10Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Both passages link praise of the LORD with gladness, naming humble hearers here and seekers in Chronicles.
Psalm 105:3Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Both passages connect glorying in the LORD with joy, though one names humble hearers and the other those who seek him.
2 Corinthians 10:17But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”Both verses direct boasting toward the Lord, giving him the honor expressed in the speaker’s words.
Isaiah 45:25All the offspring of Israel will be justified in the LORD, and will rejoice!Both passages associate joy with the LORD, though Isaiah speaks of Israel’s justification and the psalm of humble hearers.
Psalm 22:22–24I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.Both psalms describe praise spoken where others can hear, whether humble listeners or the gathered assembly.
1 Timothy 1:15–16The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.The shared thread is limited: both speakers honor God, while Paul names Christ Jesus’ work of saving sinners.
Exodus 18:1Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out …Both passages describe people hearing about the LORD, though Exodus records what Jethro heard without describing his response.
Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into …The shared thread is limited to acknowledging divine help: David boasts in the LORD, while Genesis names a redeeming angel.
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Your praise can bring gladness to someone who hears it. David’s confidence rests in YHWH, and humble people have cause to rejoice in hearing him praised.
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