The Nugget:
Psa 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. (KJV)
Psa 34:3 O magnify Jehovah with me; and let us exalt His name together. (LITV, Literal translation of the Holy Bible)
Psa 34:3 Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together. (YLT, Young’s Literal Translation)
Psa 34:3 O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Psa 34:3 Proclaim with me the LORD’s greatness; let us praise his name together! (GNB, Good News Bible)
Psa 34:3 Praise the LORD’S greatness with me. Let us highly honor his name together. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Psa 34:3 Come, sing the Lord’s praise with me, let us extol his name together. (Knox translation)
Psa 34:3 Honor the LORD with me! Celebrate his great name. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
Above, I have shared Psalm 34:3 from eight English translations. This time I shared from the Ronald Knox translation: The Holy Bible: A translation from the Latin Vulgate in the light of the Hebrew and Greek originals; Authorized by the hierarchy of England and Wales and the hierarchy of Scotland. Sheed & Ward, Inc. New York, 1956.
The Knox translation is one of my favorite English Bible translations. I like the way Monsignor Knox renders the Acrostic Psalms in such a manner as to display their alphabetical structure by boldfacing the initial letter of each verse with a sequential English letter of the alphabet. I bought this copy on 7-11-57 while working at the Michigan Bell Telephone Company.
I noticed that the mail distributor was spending much free time playing cards. I suggested that with the extra time he had available between mail runs he could better use his time reading the Bible. He said he could not do that because he was Roman Catholic. I said I would loan him my copy of a Roman Catholic Bible I had just purchased, a modern English version. He agreed to read it. I suggested that he read and reread the Gospel of John. He did that. When it came time that he was to be transferred to a different telephone office, he returned my Knox Bible. He had tears in his eyes. He said the Gospel of John repeatedly said “Believe, Believe, Believe.” Then he said, “Why does my church not emphasize this?” I suggested that he continue reading the Bible, and that is the last I saw of him. I pray he found true faith in our Lord Jesus Christ by reading the Bible for himself.
Several times since then I have shared the Knox translation, especially the New Testament edition, with Roman Catholics. I gave a copy to one of my junior high school students when the family lost most of their possessions when their home burned down one night while they slept. Fortunately they escaped with their lives.
I shared a copy of the Knox New Testament with a local businessman who became very upset at the scandals involving his church that made the news repeatedly. I hope he has found true faith in Christ as a result of reading the New Testament.
I might as well mention that I have never suggested to any of my Roman Catholic friends, fellow-workers, or students in public school that they should find a different church to attend. I leave that up to the working of the Holy Spirit.
Here are the newly expanded cross references for Psalm 34:3 I have prepared for the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Psalms 34:3
magnify. Psa 35:27; Psa 40:16; Psa 69:30; Psa 70:4; Psa 107:8, Job 36:24, Luk 1:46, Act 19:17, Php 1:20.
let us exalt. Psa 30:1; Psa 33:1, 2; *Psa 37:34; Psa 57:7; Psa 66:8; Psa 66:17; Psa 99:5, 9; Psa 103:20, 22; Psa 148:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. Exo 15:2, 1Ch 29:20, 2Ch 29:30, Isa 12:4; Isa 58:13, Mrk 5:19, 20, Luk 15:6, 7, Rev 14:7; Rev 19:5, 6.
his name. Psa 86:12.
together. Psa 95:1, +*Rom 12:5; +**Rom 15:7, +*Heb 10:25 notes.