Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!” New Living Translation But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!” English Standard Version But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the LORD!” 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!” King James Bible Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. New King James Version Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” New American Standard Bible May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!” NASB 1995 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” NASB 1977 Let all who seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; Let those who love Thy salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” Legacy Standard Bible Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Yahweh be magnified!” Amplified Bible Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” Christian Standard Bible Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD is great! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let those who love Your salvation continually say,” The LORD is great!” 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. Contemporary English Version Our LORD, let your worshipers rejoice and be glad. They love you for saving them, so let them always say, "The LORD is wonderful!" English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "The LORD is great!" Good News Translation May all who come to you be glad and joyful. May all who are thankful for your salvation always say, "How great is the LORD!" International Standard Version Let all who seek you shout for joy and be glad in you. May those who love your deliverance say, "The LORD be magnified!" continuously. Majority 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!” NET Bible May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the LORD be praised!" New Heart English Bible Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, "Let the LORD be exalted." Webster's Bible Translation Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. 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!” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll seeking You rejoice and are glad in You, "" Those loving Your salvation continually say, “YHWH is magnified.” Young's Literal Translation All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified.' Smith's Literal Translation All they seeking thee shall rejoice and be glad in thee: they loving thy salvation shall say, Jehovah shall be magnified. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say always : The Lord be magnified. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible While those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your salvation always say, “The LORD is great.” New Revised Standard Version But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the LORD!” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All who seek you will rejoice in you and those who love your salvation will say always, "Great is LORD JEHOVAH!" OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; Let such as love Thy salvation say continually: 'The LORD be magnified.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Let all those that seek thee, O Lord, exult and rejoice in thee; and let them that love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Waited Patiently for the LORD…15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame. 16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!” 17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.… Cross References Psalm 35:27 May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.” Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Isaiah 25:9 And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” Psalm 70:4 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!” Romans 15:10 Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.” Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice at all times. Psalm 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name. Zephaniah 3:14 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! Luke 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! Psalm 68:3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy. Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, Psalm 33:21 For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name. Treasury of Scripture Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. all Psalm 22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. Psalm 35:27 Let 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 68:3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. love Psalm 119:81,111,123,166,167 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word… Matthew 13:45,46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: … Philippians 3:7-9 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ… say Psalm 35:27 Let 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. Luke 1:46,47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, … Acts 19:17 And 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. Jump to Previous Always Continually Exalted Glad Great Joy Love Magnified Rejoice Salvation Seek SeekingJump to Next Always Continually Exalted Glad Great Joy Love Magnified Rejoice Salvation Seek SeekingPsalm 40 1. The benefit of confidence in God6. Obedience is the best sacrifice 11. The sense of David's evils inflames his prayer May all who seek You This phrase emphasizes the active pursuit of God, a theme prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Hebrew root for "seek" is "דָּרַשׁ" (darash), which implies a diligent search or inquiry. In a historical context, seeking God was not merely a passive hope but an intentional and fervent quest for His presence and guidance. This pursuit is a call to believers to prioritize their relationship with God above all else, reflecting a heart that longs for divine communion. rejoice and be glad in You may those who love Your salvation always say The LORD be magnified! Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May allכָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who seek You מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ (mə·ḇaq·še·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after rejoice יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ (yā·śî·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7797: To be bright, cheerful and be glad וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ (wə·yiś·mə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome in You; בְּךָ֗ (bə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew may those who love אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י (’ō·hă·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 157: To have affection f Your salvation תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ (tə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8668: Deliverance, salvation always תָ֭מִיד (ṯā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice say, יֹאמְר֣וּ (yō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “The LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel be magnified!” יִגְדַּ֣ל (yiḡ·dal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great Links Psalm 40:16 NIVPsalm 40:16 NLT Psalm 40:16 ESV Psalm 40:16 NASB Psalm 40:16 KJV Psalm 40:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 40:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 40:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 40:16 French Bible Psalm 40:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 40:16 Let all those who seek you rejoice (Psalm Ps Psa.) |