Nehemiah 9:5
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Cross-references
Nehemiah 9:4 provides the immediate context — the Levites crying out — leading into the blessing of God's name in verse 5.
Ephesians 3:21 gives glory to God forever and ever, directly matching Nehemiah's eternal blessing of God's glorious name.
1 Kings 8:14 shows Solomon blessing the congregation and them standing, a parallel to the Levites' call to stand and bless in Nehemiah 9:5.
1 Chronicles 29:11 similarly exalts God's greatness and majesty, reinforcing the theme of God's name being exalted above all.
1 Chronicles 29:13 directly praises God's glorious name in David's prayer, mirroring the liturgical language here.
1 Chronicles 29:20 records David commanding the assembly to 'Bless the Lord' — a parallel call to bless God corporately.
In 2 Chronicles 20:19, Levites stand to praise God with a loud voice — directly parallel to this Levitical call to stand and bless.
Psalm 145:2 directly parallels: 'I will praise Your name forever and ever' — same commitment to bless God's eternal name.
Psalm 135:1-3 commands 'Praise the Lord' to those standing in His courts — a parallel call to worship as in this verse.
1 Peter 1:3 opens with 'Blessed be God' — a similar invocation blessing God for His mercy, directly parallel.
Psalm 72:19 nearly repeats 'blessed be his glorious name for ever', directly reinforcing the same doxology.
Psalm 134:1-3 calls servants to 'bless the Lord' while standing in His house — echoing the same imperative to bless God here.
Psalm 103:1 begins 'Bless the Lord, O my soul' — the same imperative to bless God's holy name as here.
Psalm 106:2 asks who can fully declare God's praise, echoing the idea in Nehemiah 9:5 that His name is beyond all praise.
Isaiah 12:4 says 'make mention that his name is exalted,' directly echoing Nehemiah's 'exalted above all blessing and praise'.
Psalm 89:52 blesses the LORD forever, directly parallel to Nehemiah's 'blessed be thy glorious name from everlasting'.
Matthew 6:9 begins with 'hallowed be your name,' a direct parallel to Nehemiah's call to bless God's name.
2 Corinthians 1:3 opens with the same blessing formula 'Blessed be God,' echoing Nehemiah's doxology.
2 Corinthians 11:31 declares God 'blessed forever,' directly paralleling Nehemiah's 'from everlasting to everlasting' blessing.
Ephesians 1:3 uses the same blessing formula, expanding on Nehemiah's praise by noting God's blessings in Christ.
1 Timothy 1:17 is a doxology ascribing honor and glory to God, mirroring Nehemiah's blessing of God's name.
Psalm 66:2 urges making His praise glorious, matching the call to exalt God's name above all praise.
Psalm 48:1 says God is 'greatly to be praised,' parallel to Nehemiah's call to bless His exalted name.
Psalm 18:3 declares God 'worthy to be praised,' echoing the theme of exalting His glorious name in Nehemiah.
Revelation 4:11 declares God worthy of glory and honor as Creator, similar to Nehemiah's praise of God's name.
Exodus 15:11 similarly exalts God's uniqueness and holiness in song, reinforcing the praise of His glorious name.
Psalm 145:5 speaks of God's glorious honor and wondrous works, complementing the praise of His name.
Psalm 72:18 blesses the LORD who does wondrous things, echoing the blessing of His name in Nehemiah.
2 Samuel 22:4 declares God worthy to be praised, aligning with the call in Nehemiah 9:5 to bless His exalted name.