King James Version
Psalms 118:28 in the King James Version says “Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 118 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.”
Psalms 118:28 · KJV
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
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.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou art my God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“and I will praise”
H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
“thee thou art my God”
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
“I will exalt”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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