Ezra 3:11

Praise and worship Gratitude God's love God's faithfulness

⁹ Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

¹⁰ And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

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.

¹² But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

¹³ So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
BLB: And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to YHWH: “For [He is] good, even to forever His loving devotion [is] over Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised YHWH, because the house of YHWH had been founded.

ÅB: Og de sang Herrens lov og pris, fordi han er god, og hans miskunnhet mot Israel varer evindelig; og alt folket brøt ut i et stort fryderop og priste Herren fordi grunnvollen var lagt til Herrens hus.
OTB: Med lovprisning og takksigelse sang de til Herren: "Han er god; hans kjærlighet mot Israel varer evig." Og hele folket ropte med stor glede til Herren, fordi grunnvollen til Herrens hus var lagt.
B1930: Og de sang Herrens lov og pris, fordi han er god, og hans miskunnhet mot Israel varer evindelig; og alt folket brøt ut i et stort fryderop og priste Herren fordi grunnvollen var lagt til Herrens hus.

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Psalms 106:1
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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1 Chronicles 16:34
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Psalms 107:1
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
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Psalms 118:1
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
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Psalms 135:3
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
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2 Chronicles 7:3
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
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