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Psalm 108

Psa. 108:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I will praise
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, among the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
: and I will sing praises
zamar (Hebrew #2167)
properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
KJV usage: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
Pronounce: zaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root (perhaps ident. with 2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers)
unto thee among the nations
lom (Hebrew #3816)
from an unused root meaning to gather; a community
KJV usage: nation, people.
Pronounce: leh-ome'
Origin: or l owm {leh-ome'}
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Ministry on This Verse

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praise.
Psa. 22:22,27• 22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
 27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. (Psa. 22:22,27)
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Psa. 96:10• 10Say 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. (Psa. 96:10)
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Psa. 117:1• 1O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. (Psa. 117:1)
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Psa. 138:4‑5• 4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
 5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord. (Psa. 138:4‑5)
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Zeph. 3:14,20• 14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
 20At 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. (Zeph. 3:14,20)
• The godly in Israel, though the nation is not yet delivered from all their enemies, can praise Jehovah, through being assured in heart of God’s purpose to bless them. The soul anticipates the dawn of a new day when all the nations will join with Israel in praise to Jehovah. (“Psalms 108” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I will give thee thanks among the peoplesi, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nationsk:

JND Translation Notes

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As Ps. 7.8.
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Leummim, as Ps. 67.4.