KJV King James Version
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
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Psalm 73:28
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
WEB World English Bible
But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
ASV American Standard Version
But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I—nearness of God to me is good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!
Surrounding context — Psalm 73
25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
28 But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַאֲנִ֤י׀H589 · a.niIקִֽרֲבַ֥תH7132 · qe.ra.vahnearnessאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430 · e.lo.himGodלִ֫י־H9030 · nimeט֥וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantשַׁתִּ֤י׀H7896 · shitto set: makeבַּאדֹנָ֣יH136 · a.do.naiLordיְהֹוִ֣הH3069 · ye.ho.vihYHWH/Godמַחְסִ֑יH4268 · ma.cha.sehrefugeלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רH5608 · sa.pharto recountכָּל־H3605 · kolallמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃H4399 · me.la.khahwork
Cross-references
James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.Psalm 40:5Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered.Hebrews 10:19-22Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Lamentations 3:25-26The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.Psalm 65:4Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:Psalm 118:17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.Psalm 71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.Luke 15:17-20And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!Psalm 116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.Psalm 71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.Psalm 107:22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.Psalm 14:6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.Psalm 66:16Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
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