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Psalms 34:3

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Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 3

This psalm was penned upon a particular occasion, as appears by the title, and yet there is little in it peculiar to that occasion, but that which is general, both by way of thanksgiving to God an instruction to us. I. He praises God for the experience which he and others had had of his goodness (Psa 34:1-6). II. He encourages all good people to trust in God and to seek to him (Psa 34:7-10). III. He gives good counsel to us all, as unto children, to take heed of sin, and to make conscience of our duty both to God and man (Psa 34:11-14). IV. To enforce this good counsel he shows God's favour to the righteous and his displeasure against the wicked, in which he sets before us good and evil, the blessing and the curse (Psa 34:15-22). So that, in singing this psalm, we are both to give glory to God and to teach and admonish ourselves and one another. A psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

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Strong's Concordancev. 3

גָּדַל (gâdal, H1431) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor,… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God רוּם (rûwm, H7311) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… יַחַד (yachad, H3162) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

Psalms 40:16rank 25

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

Psalms 66:8rank 20

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

Psalms 35:27rank 19

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Revelation of John 14:7rank 16

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

II Chronicles 29:30rank 15

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.

I Chronicles 29:20rank 15

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Acts 19:17rank 13

This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

Philippians 1:20rank 12

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

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