KJV King James Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”
WEB World English Bible
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”
ASV American Standard Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, ‘God is magnified.’
Surrounding context — Psalm 70
1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
5 But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּH7797 · su.sto rejoiceוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀H8055 · sa.machto rejoiceבְּךָ֗H9031 · kayouכָּֽל־H3605 · kolallמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָH1245 · ba.qashto seekוְיֹאמְר֣וּH559 · a.marto sayתָ֭מִידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyיִגְדַּ֣לH1431 · ga.dalto magnifyאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodאֹ֝הֲבֵ֗יH157 · a.havto love: loverיְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃H3444 · ye.shu.ahsalvation
Cross-references
Psalm 40:16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.Lamentations 3:25The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.Psalm 35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.Isaiah 65:13-14Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:Psalm 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.Psalm 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
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