Be proud of the Lord’s holy name.\par All you people coming to the Lord,\par be happy!\par
Psalm 34:3 - Easy To Read Version Praise God with me!\par Let’s honor his name.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt his name together. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. American Standard Version (1901) Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together. Common English Bible Magnify the LORD with me! Together let us lift his name up high! Catholic Public Domain Version Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation. |
Be proud of the Lord’s holy name.\par All you people coming to the Lord,\par be happy!\par
Then David said to all the group of people gathered together, “Now give praise to the Lord your God.” So all the people gave praise to the Lord God, the God their ancestors {\cf2\super [325]} worshiped. They bowed to the ground to give honor to the Lord and to the king.
King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to give praise to the Lord. They sang songs that David and Asaph the seer {\cf2\super [359]} had written. They praised God and became happy. They all bowed and worshiped God.
Some people want good things\par to happen to me.\par I hope those people will be very happy!\par Those people always say,\par “The Lord is great!\par He wants what is best for his servant.”\par
But let those people that come to you\par be happy and rejoice.\par They love being saved by you.\par So let them always say,\par “Praise the Lord!” {\cf2\super [253]} \par
I will praise God’s name in song.\par I will praise him with a song\par of thanks.\par
The Lord listens to poor, helpless people.\par The Lord still likes people in prison.\par
The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par
But if someone wants to brag,\par then let him brag about these things:\par Let him brag that he learned to know me.\par Let him brag that he understands\par that I am the Lord\par that I am kind and fair and\par that I do good things on earth.\par I love those things.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par
All the people in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks (non-Jews), learned about this. They all began to have great respect \{for God\}. And the people gave great honor to the name of the Lord Jesus.
The thing I want and hope for is that I will not fail Christ in anything. I hope that I will have the courage now, like always, to show the greatness of Christ in my life here on earth. I want to do that if I die or if I live.
The angel said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him praise. The time has come for God to judge \{all people\}. Worship God. He made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.”