Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I have made the Lord
That I may
King James Version
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Holman Bible
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
so I can tell about all You do.
International Standard Version
As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph
A Conservative Version
But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.
American Standard Version
But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.
Amplified
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Bible in Basic English
But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.
Darby Translation
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.
Julia Smith Translation
And I drawing near to God, it is good for me: I put in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, to recount all thy works.
King James 2000
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your works.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.
Modern King James verseion
And I, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in Jehovah God, to declare all Your works.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the LORD God, and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
NET Bible
But as for me, God's presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.
New Heart English Bible
But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
The Emphasized Bible
But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness, - I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge, - That I may recount all thy works.
Webster
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
World English Bible
But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. A contemplation by Asaph.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I -- nearness of God to me is good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!
Themes
Access to God » Blessedness of
Closeness » Drawing near to God
Declaration » Declaring the lord and his works
Draw near to God » In prayer and fellowship
God » Christ as » Draw near to, in prayer and fellowship
Topics
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:28
Prayers for Psalm 73:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
27
For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.
28
I have made the Lord
That I may
Phrases
Cross References
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
Psalm 118:17
I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.
Psalm 84:10
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalm 107:22
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
Psalm 14:6
You would shame the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.
Psalm 40:5
You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
Psalm 66:16
Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
Psalm 71:17
O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
Psalm 71:24
And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.
Psalm 116:7
Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
Lamentations 3:25-26
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Luke 15:17-20
"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!