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I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.

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What It Means to Magnify God

Commentators explain that to "magnify" God doesn't mean making Him bigger, as He is already infinite. Instead, it means to exalt His name among people. Through songs of praise and thanksgiving, we declare His greatness and make His character more widely known and honored.

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Psalms

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 69:30

18th Century

Theologian

I will praise the name of God with a song - As the result of my deliverance, I will “compose” a song or a psalm especially adapted to the oc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 69:30

16th Century

Theologian

I will celebrate the name of God in a song. The Psalmist, now elevated with joy and sustained by the confident hope of deliverance, sings …

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 69:30

17th Century

Pastor

I will praise the name of God with a song
The "name" of God is himself, his perfections and attributes; which are to…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 69:30–36

17th Century

Minister

The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us that humble and…