“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.”
The psalmist exhorts the assembly to "Magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together." The imperative to magnify God suggests treating God as great and glorious. The phrase "with me" suggests that the psalmist invites the assembly to join in praise. The exhortation to "exalt his name together" emphasizes unanimity and collective action. The verb "exalt" suggests lifting up and elevating, making prominent and glorious. The verse demonstrates that praise naturally seeks to expand and include others.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:3
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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