KJV King James Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
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Psalm 40:16
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
WEB World English Bible
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
ASV American Standard Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, ‘Jehovah is magnified.’
Surrounding context — Psalm 40
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
17 But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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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 seekיֹאמְר֣וּH559 · a.marto sayתָ֭מִידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyיִגְדַּ֣לH1431 · ga.dalto magnifyיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗יH157 · a.havto love: loverתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃H8668 · te.shu.ahdeliverance: salvation
Cross-references
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.Psalm 68:3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.Psalm 119:123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.Acts 19:17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.Psalm 105:3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.Luke 1:46-47And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,Psalm 22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.Philippians 3:7-9But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.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 119:166-167LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.Psalm 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.Matthew 13:45-46Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:Psalm 119:81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
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