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Psalm 34:3
Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.
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.
5They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
Notice
David’s words “with me” turn a personal song of thanks toward other people, making shared praise part of his response to God’s help.
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Psalm 69:30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.Both psalms speak of magnifying God and praising his name, with Psalm 69 naming song and thanksgiving.
Luke 1:46Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.Mary speaks of her soul magnifying the Lord, while David asks others to magnify the LORD with him.
Psalm 148:1–14Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!Both passages urge praise of the LORD; Psalm 148 directs that summons to the heavens and the heights.
Revelation 19:5–6A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”Both passages summon others to praise God, with Revelation addressing his servants, the small and the great.
Psalm 40:16Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”Both psalms urge people to exalt the LORD, with Psalm 40 naming those who seek him and love his salvation.
Psalm 66:8Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,Both passages ask others to join in praising God, and Psalm 66 stresses making that praise heard.
Revelation 14:7He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and …Both passages urge honor for the Lord; Revelation also names his judgment and his work as Creator.
2 Chronicles 29:30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises …David’s words urge shared praise in Psalm 34, while the Levites praise the LORD using words of David and Asaph.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and …David urges others to honor the LORD in both passages, and the assembly in Chronicles responds with blessing and worship.
Acts 19:17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.Psalm 34 urges people to exalt the LORD’s name; Acts reports the name of the Lord Jesus being magnified at Ephesus.
Philippians 1:20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my …Psalm 34 asks for the LORD to be magnified; Paul hopes Christ will be magnified in his body.
Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.Both passages speak of exalting the LORD, with Exodus linking praise to his being strength, song, and salvation.
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David’s praise reaches toward companions. Your voice can join others in honoring the same YHWH who heard him when he was afraid.
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