Psalms 43:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.”
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“Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 43:4 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 6:5David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
- Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
- Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
- Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- Psalms 57:9I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
- Psalms 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
- Psalms 66:13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- Psalms 71:22So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 81:2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
- Psalms 116:12How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
- Isaiah 61:10I 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.
- Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire;I will refine them like silverand test them like gold.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say, ‘They are My people,’and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Romans 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
- Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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