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Psalms 118:28

118:27 God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

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You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

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

You are my God, and I will praise you: you are my God, I will exalt you.

118:29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 118:28 mean?

Psalms 118:28 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֵל (ʼêl), יָדָה (yâdâh), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

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Thou
art
my
God,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
and
I
will
praiseיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
thee:
thou
art
my
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
I
will
exaltרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
thee.

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Feast of Tabernacles, thePraise

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:28.

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.

Genesis 14:22

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

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What does Psalms 118:28 say?

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

Is Psalms 118:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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