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Psalms 34:3

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:4.

גַּדְּל֣וּgadlvbeגָּדַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be”, a commandH1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe…לַיהוָ֣הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אִתִּ֑יitiamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖הuneromemahand highרוּםconjunction, verb, polel, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “and high”, a determination or requestH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…שְׁמ֣וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יַחְדָּֽוyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-4) O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.

World English Bible

Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let’s exalt his name together.

Darby Translation

Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Douay-Rheims

Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-4) O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεγαλύνατε τὸν Κύριον σὺν ἐμοὶ, καὶ ὑψώσωμεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπιτοαυτό.