Psalms 108 · Verse 3

Psalms 108:3

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Psalms 108:3, King James Version

Psalms 108:3 in other translations

BSBI will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
WEBI will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
ASVI will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
YLTI thank Thee among peoples, O Jehovah, And I praise Thee among the nations.
DARBYI will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
BBEI will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.
WebsterI will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises to thee among the nations.

What does Psalms 108:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Among the people - The Jews. Among the nations - The Gentiles. Wherever this Psalm is sung or read, either among Jews or Gentiles, David may be said to sing praise to God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 108:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaI will give thanks youH3034
בָעַמִּ֥ים\׀va.'a.Mimamong the peoplesH5971
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וַ֝אֲזַמֶּרְךָ֗va.'a.za.mer.khaand I will sing praises to youH2167
בָּלְאֻמִּים\׃ba.le'u.Mimamong the peoplesH3816

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 108:3

  • Psalms 22:22

    I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  • Psalms 117:1

    O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

  • Zephaniah 3:14

    Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

  • Zephaniah 3:20

    At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

  • Psalms 138:4-5

    All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

  • Psalms 96:10

    Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
praise.
22:22,27; 96:10; 117:1; 138:4,5; Zep 3:14,20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 108:2

    Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

  • Psalms 108:3

    I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

  • Psalms 108:4

    For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

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Psalms 108:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te alabaré, oh Jehová, entre los pueblos; á ti cantaré salmos entre las naciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éveillez-vous, luth et harpe! Je m’éveillerai à l’aube du jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich will dich preisen unter den Völkern, Jehova, und dich besingen unter den Völkerschaften;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Locuti sunt adversum me lingua dolosa, et sermonibus odii circumdederunt me: et expugnaverunt me gratis.