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Psalms 34:3

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O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
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  1. Psalms 69:30Rank 1 from verse 3
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    30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

  2. Luke 1:46Rank 2 from verse 3
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    46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

  3. Psalms 148:1–14Rank 3 from verse 3
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

    2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

    3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

    5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

    6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

    7Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

    8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

    9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

    10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

    11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

    12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

    13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

    14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

  4. Revelation 19:5–6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

    6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

  5. Psalms 40:16Rank 5 from verse 3
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    16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

  6. Psalms 66:8Rank 6 from verse 3
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    8O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

  7. Psalms 35:27Rank 7 from verse 3
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    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.

  8. Psalms 103:20–22Rank 8 from verse 3
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    20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

    21Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

    22Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

  9. Psalms 33:1–2Rank 9 from verse 3
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    1REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

    2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  10. Revelation 14:7Rank 10 from verse 3
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    7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

  11. 1 Chronicles 29:20Rank 11 from verse 3
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    20¶ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.

  12. 2 Chronicles 29:30Rank 12 from verse 3
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    30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  13. Acts 19:17Rank 13 from verse 3
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    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.

  14. Philippians 1:20Rank 14 from verse 3
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    20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

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Psalms 34:3

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

exalt

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To raise, lift up, set on high, promote, honour, magnify, or praise; of oneself, to seek or assume a high place, power, or estimation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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34:1I WILL bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

34:2My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

34:3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

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34:4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

34:5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

34:6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

34:7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

34:8O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

34:9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

34:12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

34:15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

34:16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

34:17The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

34:18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

34:20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

34:22The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

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