Gr. To glory; to speak with laudable pride and ostentation of meritorious persons or things. Cor.9. Psalm 34:2-4 King James Version (KJV) 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. The approved are those who are commended by God. To brag,or vaunt one's self; to make an ostentatious display, in speech, of one's own worth, property, or actions. Let our boast merely be in the work of the Lord. 4 I sought the Lord , and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 18 For it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. The Lord’s Commending (10:18) The approved are not those who commend themselves. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. BOAST, v.i. 16 so as to preach the gospel even to the regions beyond you, and not to boast in what has been accomplished in the sphere of another. 2. to inflate; L. fastus. NKJV But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to … Our boast, joy, and delight is in the Lord, not ourselves. St. Paul. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. Galatians 6:14, NASB: "But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord - I myself will rejoice and exult in him. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: Corinthians-2 10:13 But we will not boast of things without [our] measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. Barnes' Notes on the Bible. Psalms 34:3 Context. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 1 (A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.) Paul's Ministry Defended. The word “boast” here refers to that on which a man would value himself; that which would be most prominent in his mind when he endeavored to call to remembrance what he could reflect on with most pleasure. Psalms 34:2 Context. 2. We are just amazed that God can do anything with us or anything through us. 4 I sought the LORD, … Galatians 6:14, KJV: "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 17 But he who boasts is to boast in the Lord. KJV Dictionary Definition: boast boast. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. KJV But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 1 (A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.) I boast of you to them of Macedonia. All that matters is God’s glory. 1. With us or anything through us or anything through us Lord’s Commending 10:18. 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