The Meaning of Psalms 34:3 Explained

Psalms 34:3

KJV: O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

YLT: Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.

Darby: Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

ASV: Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

Discover Psalms 34:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 34:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 34:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 34:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 34:3?

What is the context of Psalms 34:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

What does Psalms 34:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 34:1-10 - "magnify The Lord With Me"

The event associated with this psalm is recorded in 1 Samuel 21:1-15. It was not a very creditable incident. David, however, realized the goodness of God, notwithstanding his own failures and mistakes.

In the original the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Psalms 34:1 : At all times"¦ continually. It is a sign of great grace to bless always, in dark as well as bright days.

Psalms 34:3 : "Birds," says Trapp, "when they come to a full heap of corn, will chirp to call their fellows."

Psalms 34:4-6 : All the time David was feigning madness, his soul was going out to God in prayer.

Psalms 34:7 : Compare Acts 12:6-10.

Psalms 34:8 : Some experiences must be enjoyed to be understood. There are not words adequate to tell of them.

Psalms 34:10 : "We will leave thee nothing!" said plundering soldiers to a widow. "I care not," returned she. "I shall not want so long as God is in the heavens." Columba-an early Celtic missionary-spent his last afternoon in transcribing this psalm, saying when He reached Psalms 34:10 : "I will stop here. The following verse will better suit My successor." [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 34

¹ David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience
⁸ They are blessed who trust in God
¹¹ He exhorts to the fear of God
¹⁵ The privileges of the righteous

What do the individual words in Psalms 34:3 mean?

Oh magnify Yahweh with me and let us exalt His name together

גַּדְּל֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑י וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמ֣וֹ יַחְדָּֽו

גַּדְּל֣וּ	Oh magnify
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural Root: גָּדַל Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things.
לַיהוָ֣ה	Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אִתִּ֑י	with me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה	and let us exalt
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural Root: יָרוּם Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
שְׁמ֣וֹ	His name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
יַחְדָּֽו	together
Parse: Adverb Root: יַחַד Sense: union, unitedness adv.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 34:3?

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