Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.
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Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.
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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said: 'Amen,' and praised the LORD.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 16:36 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 8:15 He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
- Psalms 72:18-19 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- 1 Kings 8:56 “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
- Nehemiah 8:6 Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- Jeremiah 28:6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May Yahweh do so. May Yahweh perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahweh’s house, and all those who are captives, from Babylon to this place.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
- 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Psalms 106:48 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
- Deuteronomy 27:15-26 ‘Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife, because he dishonors his father’s bed.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ‘Cursed is he who doesn’t uphold the words of this law by doing them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He willeth all the people both in heart and…
He willeth all the people both in heart and mouth to consent to these praises.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And sing. Hebrew, "and Alleluia," or, "all....said, (or shall…
And sing. Hebrew, "and Alleluia," or, "all....said, (or shall say) truth and praise be to the Lord."
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain all the people said, Amen--(Compare Psa 72:19-20; Psa 106:48).…
all the people said, Amen--(Compare Psa 72:19-20; Psa 106:48). In the former, the author of the doxology utters the "amen" himself, while in the latter the people are exhorted to say "amen." This may arise from the fact that the latter psalm originally concluded with the injunction to say "amen." But in this historical account of the festival, it was necessary to relate that the people obeyed this injunction on the occasion referred to, and therefore the words "let them praise," were altered into "and they praised" [BERTHEAU].
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 36. said, Amen, and praised the Lord] Render, said,…
36. said, Amen, and praised the Lord] Render, said, Amen, and, Praise to the LORD!
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The people"s "Amen.
The people"s "Amen.
With this incident should be compared the public response of the people at the seasons for the renewal of the covenant. (Jos_24:16-24, etc.) In the united cry of the people, when David"s psalm closed, we have their acceptance of all that had been said in their behalf. The word "amen" means "firm, faithful, verily;" and the proper signification of the word is when one person confirms the word of another, and expresses his wish for the success and accomplishment of the other"s vows and declarations. For Scripture use of the word, see the following representative passages: Num_5:22; Deu_27:15; 1Ki_1:36; Psa_41:13 Psa_106:48; Jer_28:6; Mat_6:13; Rev_22:20. The following early authorities confirm the fact that the word "Amen" was repeated aloud as a response by the Christian congregations: Justin Martyr, A.D. 138, notices that the people present say the "Amen" after prayer and thanksgiving. Dionysius of Alexandria, A.D. 232, speaks of one who had often listened to the thanksgiving, and joined in the "Amen" which followed. Cyril of Jerusalem, A.D. 320, says that the Lord"s Prayer is sealed with an "Amen." And Jerome, A.D. 331, speaks of the thundering sound of the "Amen" of the Roman congregations. It is very interesting to note that all the hymns found in the third book of "Chaldaean Magic" close with an Accadian word Kakama, which is represented in Assyrian as amanu, and is precisely the "Amen" with which we are accustomed to close our prayers and hymns. The word was used in the services of the synagogue. "The formula of consecration in the Holy Eucharist is in most ancient liturgies ordered to be said aloud, and the people respond aloud, Amen." "In most Greek liturgies also, when the priest in administering says, "Soma Christou," the receivers answer, "Amen." We may dwell on
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I THE COMMON WORSHIP. Whenever a congregation of people gathers together for worship in connection with religious ceremonial, only some of them can take actual part by voice or by act. All may share in sympathy, interest, and common feeling. This is illustrated in David"s bringing up the ark. All shared, but only a few were actually engaged in the ceremonial.
II THE REPRESENTATIVE VOICE or voices, of priest or of singers, of minister or of clerk. Such voices and actors should be conceived as
(1) set forth by the people to act for them;
(2) understanding the wants, conditions, and feelings of the people; and
(3) speaking for the people.
III THE GREAT AMEN. This is to be regarded as solemnly sealing, acknowledging and accepting what has been said or done in the people"s name. It is curious that it should come to be spoken by the minister, not the people.
Impress the interest
(1) to God of the people"s Amen;
(2) to the representative speaker; and
(3) to the people themselves.
Show the importance of regarding it as a solemn duty to attend so fully to Divine service, that, in uttering our Amen, we intelligently and solemnly take what is said, or what is done, and make it ours our own. R.T.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain And all the people said, Amen.
1Ch_16:36
And all the people said, Amen.
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The peoples amen
I. Indicating--
1. Attention.
2. Appreciation.
3. Interest in the service.
II. A solemn sealing.
III. A real duty. (J. Wolfendale.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 from everlasting to everlasting
from everlasting to everlasting
This refers to two extremes and means for all time. AT: "for all eternity" (See: Merism)
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All the people
This is a generalization that refers to the group of people assembled to worship Yahweh. AT: "The people" or "Everyone who was there" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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