Psalm 41:13
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Cross-reference
Psalm 72:18 echoes the same doxology: 'Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel' — a parallel closing blessing.
Psalm 72:19 ends with 'Amen and Amen' just like Psalm 41:13 — a matching doxological conclusion.
Psalm 89:52 closes Book 3 with the same doxology: 'Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.'
Psalm 106:48 closes Book 4 with an almost identical doxology: 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Amen.'
Psalm 113:2 blesses the LORD's name 'from this time forth and forevermore' — a parallel eternal blessing formula.
Revelation 7:12 is a doxology: 'Amen: Blessing... be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen' — closely matching the double amen and eternal praise.
In 1 Chronicles 16:36, the identical doxology 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever' appears with the people's 'Amen', mirroring the psalm's closing.
Revelation 19:4 records the elders saying 'Amen. Hallelujah!' — echoing the double 'Amen' that closes Psalm 41:13 in worship.
1 Peter 1:3 opens with 'Blessed be the God and Father' — a doxology that mirrors the blessing of God in Psalm 41:13, now in a NT context.
In 1 Timothy 1:17, Paul offers a doxology to the King of ages — directly paralleling the 'from everlasting to everlasting' praise in Psalm 41:13.
In Galatians 1:5, Paul echoes the same doxological formula — 'to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen' — mirroring the OT pattern of blessing God from everlasting to everlasting.
2 Corinthians 11:31 describes God as 'blessed forever' — a similar ascription of eternal blessing.
Romans 9:5 ends with 'God over all, blessed forever. Amen' — a doxological conclusion matching the 'blessed... forever... Amen' here.
Luke 1:68 begins Zechariah's Benedictus with 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel' — a direct NT echo of this OT doxology.
Daniel 2:20 blesses God's name 'forever and ever' — a close parallel to 'from everlasting to everlasting'.
Nehemiah 8:6 records Ezra blessing the LORD and the people responding 'Amen, Amen' — mirroring the 'Amen and Amen' conclusion here.
2 Chronicles 6:4 opens with the identical doxology 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel' — a direct parallel to the closing blessing here.
In 1 Kings 8:15, Solomon blesses 'the LORD God of Israel' for fulfilling his promise, echoing the psalm's praise with identical wording.
In 1 Kings 1:48, David blesses 'the LORD God of Israel' for granting a successor, using the same doxological formula as the psalm.
In 1 Samuel 25:32, David says 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel', the exact same phrase that opens the psalm's doxology.
Revelation 5:13-14 ends with all creation giving blessing and honor, and the four living creatures say 'Amen' — echoing the doxological pattern.
In Matthew 6:13, the Lord's Prayer ends with a doxology and 'Amen', similar in form to the psalm's closing praise, though wording differs.
1 Chronicles 29:10 records David blessing 'the LORD God of Israel' with similar wording, though in a prayer context.
In Exodus 18:10, Jethro says 'Blessed be the LORD' for deliverance, a partial parallel to the psalm's fuller doxology 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel'.
Ephesians 1:3 opens with a NT blessing formula: 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ' — a parallel to the OT doxology.