Ezra 3:11
And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord had been laid.
Note Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the Lord, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.
And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- they sang
- Exodus 15:21; Nehemiah 12:24, 40; Psalm 24:7–10; Isaiah 6:3
- because
- 1 Chronicles 16:34, 41; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 135:3; Psalm 136:1–26; Psalm 145:1–11; Jeremiah 33:11; Luke 1:50
- shouted
- Joshua 6:5, 10, 16; Psalm 47:1, 5; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 44:23; Zechariah 9:9
- because
- Psalm 102:13, 14; Revelation 21:10–14