I MAGNIFY THE LORD
Psalm 34:1,3, Amplified Bible
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 69:30
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
If we look up the word “magnify” in the dictionary, it means “to make great or greater, to increase, to enlarge.” In Cruden’s Concordance the word “magnify” means “to declare and show forth one’s greatness and glory, to increase one’s esteem, reputation, and authority.”
Blessing the Lord and praising Him magnifies Him in our lives. It causes Him to become greater than our problems. It elevates Him to level of priority in our lives. It causes us to see beyond our small earthly world to the great, immense supernatural realm of God’s Kingdom. It changes us from small thinking to possibility thinking.
When we magnify the Lord, He hears us and delivers us from all our fears. We do not want for any good thing. He redeems our soul from destruction. We are blessed to see His goodness in the land of the living. His eyes are ever upon us and His ears are ever open to our voice. He hears His beloved children and He sees us and He delivers us.
In 2 Samuel 7:26 we read: And let thy name be magnified for ever….
We are to magnify the name of the Lord. We are to show forth His greatness and His glory and His authority. It is all in His name.
But now look at this passage of scripture in Psalm 138:1,2: “I will praise you with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise unto you. I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving-kindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name.”
God says this: Yes, let My name be magnified; praise Me. Praise My name for My loving-kindness and for My Truth. For I have magnified My Word (My Truth) above all My name. This passage of scripture tells me that He holds His Word as His Truth in the highest place of honor and respect and authority. You and I must do the same.
We are to SAY CONTINUALLY: LET THE LORD GOD BE MAGNIFIED (in me, in my family, in my body, in my marriage, in my job, in my country, in my home, in my children). I say continually: Let God be magnified as my victory, as my deliverance, as my prosperity, as my health, as my help, as my success, as my overcomer, as my LORD. Amen, So Be It!
Psalm 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalm 40:16
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation (victory, deliverance, aid, prosperity, health, help, welfare) say continually, Let God be magnified.