I will praise thee - with all my heart - When my heart is united to fear thy name, then shall I praise thee with my whole heart.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart - This is but carrying out the idea in the previous verse. He would give his whole heart to God. He would allow nothing to divide or distract his affections. He would withhold nothing from God.
And I will glorify thy name for evermore - Not merely in the present emergency; but I will do it ever onward - even to eternity. The meaning is, that he would in all cases, and at all times - in this world and in the world to come - honor God. He would acknowledge no God but him, and he would honor him as God.
It is the Lord's will that you should exert a wide influence for good. Have you resolved to be a decided Christian? Then fail not nor be discouraged. Let your work have an uplifting influence, that you may be a laborer together with God. The Lord would have us all glorify His name. TDG 71.3
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“I will praise the name of God, ...
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”
PK 70.1
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor
and power.”
PK 70.2
“I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify Thy name forevermore.”
PK 70.3
We desire that in all that is done, the Lord's name shall be glorified, and His cause advanced. Never was there a time when wise generalship was so much needed as at the present time. Human prejudice is not of God. To be guided by impulse is very dangerous. Human impulse is a poor commodity and cannot take the place of sanctified reason. TDG 269.3
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