Psalms 118 · Verse 28

Psalms 118:28

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
Psalms 118:28, King James Version

Psalms 118:28 in other translations

BSBYou are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
WEBYou are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.
ASVThou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
YLTMy God Thou art, and I confess Thee, My God, I exalt Thee.
DARBYThou art my God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee.
BBEYou are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.
WebsterThou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

What does Psalms 118:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:27-29

27-29. showed us light--or favor (Psa 27:1; 97:11). With the sacrificial victim brought bound to the altar is united the more spiritual offering of praise (Psa 50:14, 23), expressed in the terms with which the Psalm opened.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:19-29

Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is…

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Psalms 118:28 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.

אֵלִ֣י'e.Li[are] God myH410
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּve.'o.De.kaand I will give thanks to youH3034
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiO God myH430
אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ\׃'a.ro.Me.kaI will exalt youH7311

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

Cross references for Psalms 118:28

  • Isaiah 25:1

    O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

  • Psalms 146:2

    While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

  • Exodus 15:2

    The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Isaiah 25:9

    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  • Psalms 145:1

    David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my God.
145:1; 146:2; Ex 15:2; Isa 12:2; 25:1,9

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Context

  • Psalms 118:27

    God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

  • Psalms 118:28

    Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

  • Psalms 118:29

    O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Psalms 118:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mi Dios eres tú, y á ti alabaré: Dios mío, á ti ensalzaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu es mon ✶Dieu, et je te célébrerai, – mon Dieu, je t’exalterai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du bist mein Gott und ich will dich preisen; mein Gott, ich will dich erheben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dormitavit anima mea præ tædio: confirma me in verbis tuis.