Should we exclusively use the Name “Yahweh” for the Almighty?
To answer this question, let us look at the origins of our English Bibles. We know that we do not have any original Scriptures. We know the Israelite scribes meticulously copied the Hebrew Scriptures when the old Scriptures wore out and we have copies of the Hebrew Scriptures, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, which validate the Old Testament. We also have many copies of the New Testament Scriptures that validate the New Testament. It is incredible how much all these copies match up and we can rely, for the most part, on the translations of the Scriptures as the inspired word of Yahweh.
2 Timothy 2:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of Yahweh, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
We also know that the English Bibles we read are translations. Any time there is a translation, translator bias comes into play. That is why we need to go back to the Hebrew and Greek languages. For more on inaccuracy and translator bias of our English Bibles, see “Why we should make changes to the English Bibles”.
Did you know that the translators removed Yahweh’s Name from the English Bible, including over 6,800 times in the Old Testament? Yahweh’s Name in Hebrew consists of four letters called the Tetragrammaton (YHWH or YHVH). In its place, the translators substituted “the LORD” and “GOD”.
In a worldly sense, why was the Almighty’s Name removed? Before Messiah came to this earth as a man, the Jews superstitiously determined that the sacred Name was too holy to pronounce. Therefore the Name was removed from most translations of the Old Testament Scriptures. Today in most English bibles, Yahweh’s Name has been removed from the Old Testament. The spiritual explanation for the removal of Yahweh’s name, the Tetragrammaton, is that Yahweh has allowed Satan to work through men to accomplish this and deceive many. More on this later.
This tradition from the Jews was carried on by “Christianity” in the New Testament. We know that the Almighty’s Name continues in the New Testament based on the number of quoted Old Testament Scriptures that contain the Tetragrammaton. Also based on a lot of Scriptures, which we will cover, the Almighty’s Name has not been changed, nor did Yahweh decide His name should not be spelled out nor pronounced. It is clear that Yahweh’s Name continues today and should be exclusively used by believers.
Yahweh is the covenant Name of the Almighty. Knowing Yahweh’s Name is important in coming into a covenant relationship. Pronouncing Yahweh’s Name is more than a mere disturbance of air molecules. It is the expression of His very being! Yahweh said “I am”. To believers, the name “Yahweh” means “to be”. Thus His Name is a statement of eternal existence. Yahweh is the great “I am” and we know that “He is”.
What about pronouncing the Tetragrammaton? Some people believe that saying the Almighty’s Name is not important because no one knows how to pronounce it. What does Yahweh say about knowing and pronouncing His Name?
Isaiah 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith Yahweh, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith Yahweh; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
What about those who believe that Yahweh’s great name was only known by the Patriarchs and the Israelites, but not by the gentiles? It is clear that the gentiles, either in this age or ages to come, will know His great name, “Yahweh”.
Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of Yahweh, and are gone forth out of his land. 21 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith Yahweh ELOHIM; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am Yahweh, saith Yahweh ELOHIM, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Ezekiel 39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel.
Psalm 102:15 So the heathen shall fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
We also know that Messiah, when He was on this earth, made known to both the gentiles and Jews the great name of “Yahweh”.
John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested (i.e. made known) thy name unto the men (444-anthropos, which should be translated people) which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
“HalleluYah” is probably the most universal word of praise in the known world. The reason I removed the J and inserted a Y, is that the J is a recent invention in the English language and was used as a substitute for the letter Y. HalleluYah means “Praise You Yah!” or “Praise Yah”; YAH being the poetic form of the Covenant Name “Yahweh”. We see the Hebrew word HalleluYah many times in the Psalms (Psalm 146:1 & 10, Psalm 147:1 & 20, Psalm 148:1 & 14, Psalm 149:1 & 9, and Psalm 150:1 & 6). We also see the poetic name of the Almighty, “Yah”, in the English Bibles.
Psalm 68:4 Sing unto Elohim, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name YAH, and rejoice before him.
It is clear the first two Hebrew letters of the Almighty’s Name is pronounced YAH. I don’t want to get into a lot of detail about the pronunciation of the last two Hebrew letters, but there is much agreement that the best transliteration of the Almighty’s Name (Tetragrammaton) is YAHWEH.
So should we follow made-made traditions which involve not using the name “Yahweh” or should we obey the Almighty? Yahweh states that His Name is a memorial to all generations and is His Name forever.
Exodus 3:13 And Moses said unto Elohim, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And Elohim said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And Elohim said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial (2143) unto all generations.
Psalm 135:13 Thy name, O Yahweh, endureth for ever; and thy memorial (2143), O Yahweh, throughout all generations.
Daniel 2:20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of Elohim for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
2143 zeker {zay’-ker} or zeker {zeh’-ker} • from 02142; TWOT – 551a; n m • AV – remembrance 11, memorial 5, memory 5, remembered 1, scent 1; 23 • 1) memorial, remembrance 1a) remembrance, memory 1b) memorial
Over and over in the Scriptures we are told that Yahweh is His Name!
Isaiah 42:8 I am Yahweh: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Exodus 15:2 Yahweh is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my Elohim, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s Elohim, and I will exalt him. 3 Yahweh is a man of war: Yahweh is his name.
Jeremiah 16:19 O Yahweh, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. 20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 1 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Yahweh.
Jeremiah 33:2 Thus saith Yahweh the maker thereof, Yahweh that formed it, to establish it; Yahweh is his name;
Amos 5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Yahweh is his name:
And we are told to give glory unto His Name!
1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto Yahweh the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm 29:1 {A Psalm of David.} Give unto Yahweh, O ye mighty, give unto Yahweh glory and strength. 2 Give unto Yahweh the glory due unto his name; worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm 96:8 Give unto Yahweh the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
Psalm 86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Yahweh; and shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art Elohim alone. 11 Teach me thy way, O YAHWEH; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 12 I will praise thee, O Yahweh my Elohim, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 115:1 Not unto us, O Yahweh, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
And we are told to praise His Name!
Psalm 99:2 Yahweh is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalm 113:2 Blessed be the name of Yahweh from this time forth and for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same Yahweh’s Name is to be praised.
And that His Name alone is excellent!
Psalm 8:1 {To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O YAHWEH our Sovereign, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens through the paths of the seas.
9 O YAHWEH our Sovereign, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalm 83:16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O YAHWEH. 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is YAHWEH, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalm 148:13 Let them praise the name of Yahweh: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Isaiah 12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise Yahweh, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
And those who put their trust in the name of Yahweh will be remembered and delivered.
Psalm 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, YAHWEH, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalm 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
“Yahweh” is the Covenant Name for believers today. We see this in a direct quote from Joel in Acts 2:21: “And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved”.
Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Yahweh hath said, and in the remnant whom Yahweh shall call.
Malachi 3:16 Then they that feared Yahweh spake often one to another: and Yahweh hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Yahweh, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth Elohim and him that serveth him not.
And that His Name, “Yahweh”, should be “hallowed” which means “to acknowledge, venerate, and separate from profane things”.
Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed (37) be thy name.
37 hagiazo {hag-ee-ad’-zo} • from 40; TDNT – 1:111,14; v • AV – sanctify 26, hallow 2, be holy 1; 29 • 1) to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow 2) to separate from profane things and dedicate to God 2a) consecrate things to Yahweh 2b) dedicate people to Yahweh 3) to purify 3a) to cleanse externally 3b) to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin 3c) to purify internally by renewing of the soul
Why is it important to worship and use Yahweh’s great name and not some other name or title? Because Yahweh will hold them guilty who profane His Holy Name.
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy Elohim in vain; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain (7723). (Also see Deuteronomy 5:11)
Psalm 139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain (7723).
What is “vain”? It means to be empty of value and worthless. Making his Holy Name something empty and worthless is what His enemies do, not believers!
7723 shav’ {shawv} or shav {shav} • from the same as 07722 in the sense of desolating; TWOT – 2338a; n m • AV – vain 22, vanity 22, false 5, lying 2, falsely 1, lies 1; 53 • 1) emptiness, vanity, falsehood 1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity 1b) emptiness of speech, lying 1c) worthlessness (of conduct)
Deuteronomy 28:58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Yahweh thy Elohim; 59 Then Yahweh will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
Malachi 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Yahweh of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of Yahweh, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of Yahweh might be shewed them. 13 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his Elohim shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of Yahweh, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of Yahweh, shall be put to death.
Revelation 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed (987) the name of Yahweh, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
987 blasphemeo {blas-fay-meh’-o} • from 989; TDNT – 1:621,107; v • AV – blaspheme 17, speak evil of 10, rail on 2, blasphemer 1, speak blasphemy 1, blasphemously 1, misc 3; 35 • 1) to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme 2) to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at
Blaspheme can also mean not taking his name seriously, including eliminating or changing His name to make it devoid of any special value.
Yahweh is jealous for His Holy Name.
Ezekiel 39:25 Therefore thus saith the Sovereign Elohim; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other mighty ones: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous Elohim:
It is amazing how Satan has suppressed the Almighty’s Name, Yahweh, and replaced it with other names and titles. Yahweh has allowed Satan to do this (Job 1 & 2) for His purpose so His people will know His name (Isaiah 52:6).
Jeremiah 23:26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal (1168).
Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith Yahweh, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 17 For I will take away the names of Baalim (1168) out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
1168 Ba`al {bah’-al} • the same as 01167; TWOT – 262a • AV – Baal 62, Baalim 18; 80 • Baal = “lord” n pr m 1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites 2) a Reubenite 3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul n pr loc 4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer
After reading the above, should we be calling the Almighty “the LORD” when He tells us His name is Yahweh and that Baal=Lord?
Besides “the LORD”, non-believers have other misguided notions of the Almighty’s Name. Jehovah is one name that continues today even though it is clear that Jehovah is a combination of letters from two different words and not the Almighty’s Name. It is mistakenly based on the four letters of the Tetragrammaton plus the vowel sounds of the Hebrew word “Adonai”.
The most popular name of the Almighty used by society, including most religions, is God. Is this the name of the Almighty? Let us review.
From the beginning Satan wanted to be like the Most High.
Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of Elohim: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
….. And what better way to be like the Most High than to have you and your name worshipped by billions of people!
All of the world’s false religions are part of Satan’s deception. Satan has deceived mankind into worshipping him through a multitude of false names, including God.
In most English versions of the Old Testament; God is used for the Hebrew words El/Elohim. El means Mighty One and Elohim is plural, meaning Mighty Ones. El/Elohim are not names, but titles. There is no connection between El/Elohim and God, meaning you cannot translate El/Elohim to God. God is a proper name, but not of the Most High. It was added to the Scriptures likely by the Greeks, who were obviously not inspired by the true Holy Spirit. Couple this with the Jews taking the name of Yahweh out of the Scriptures and the name of the Almighty is out and the name of the devil is in!!!
According to R. James Strong, author of the famous Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, God is a Babylonian demon. [SECB, Abingdon Press, 28th edition, 1979, Hebrew/Chaldee Dictionary, entry #1408].
According to the official explanation of the Catholic Church, on their newadvent.org website, God is the name of several demonic entities, including the supreme Greek deity Zeus! [newadvent.org, God:etymology].
According to Dr. E.W. Bullinger, compiler of Zondervan’s Companion Bible, God is identified as a Syrian demon of Fate. [Companion Bible, Isaiah 65:11 notes]
Transliteration of the name means the phonetic representation of the original name needs to be kept as closely as possible to the original name. My name is Chuck. If my name was transliterated into Russian, the Russian transliteration should sound as close to Chuck as possible. The following verses and the definitions of the underlying Hebrew word dG (pronounced “gawd”) are conclusive evidence that we should never use God when talking about Yahweh, the Holy One of the Scriptures.
Isaiah 65:11 But ye are they that forsake Yahweh that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for dG (1409 Gad/God pronounced “gawd”) (1), and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
(1) 1409 gad {gawd} • from 01464 (in the sense of distributing); TWOT – 313d; n m • AV – troop 2; 2 • 1) fortune, good fortune
1464 guwd {goode} • a primitive root [akin to 01413]; TWOT – 325; v • AV – overcome 2, invade with troops 1; 3 • 1) to invade, attack 1a) (Qal) to attack
I don’t know about you, but I think I will pray to Yahweh and not God (“gawd”)!!! There is no doubt this demonic name is pronounced “God”. And the meaning of “God” is one that invades, attacks, and divides and is not a loving or merciful Elohim.
Also the Greek LXX (Septuagint), written 250 years before Messiah by seventy Jewish scholars, translated the Hebrew word dG (pronounced “Gawd”) to daimoni or “the demon”.
This may sound far-fetched to a lot of people, but we know that Satan has been deceiving mankind since the creation of the world and what better way to deceive than to mix truth (inspired Scriptures) with lies (that the Almighty’s Name is God).
2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Messiah. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his (Satan) ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Do you know that Satan deceives the whole world? Satan is the “god” of this world.
Revelation12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
1 John 5:19 We know that we are of Yahweh, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one (NKJ).
2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our evangel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious evangel of Messiah, who is the image of Elohim, should shine unto them.
So what do the Scriptures say about using God or any other name to worship the Almighty? Yahweh commands believers to call upon His Name only and forbids us to call upon the names of other mighty ones.
Isaiah 26:13 O Yahweh our Elohim, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Joshua 23:7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
Exodus 23:13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Deuteronomy 18:20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
If you think that names in general are unimportant, then why did Yahweh go to all the trouble to change names? We see throughout Scriptures that the entity with authority is the one who names the other. Yahweh renamed Sarai, Abram, and Jacob to Sarah, Abraham, and Israel. Yah’shua renamed Simon to Peter. Names are important to Yahweh and so they must be to us, as well.
And not just His Name is important but your name is important to Yahweh! Do you want your name in the book of life?
John 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Philippians 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the evangel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Exodus 33:17 And Yahweh said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Or do you not want your name in the Book of Life or on Yahweh’s lips?
Psalm 16:4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another mighty ones: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
The Scriptures themselves declare the “Yahweh” is the family name used by the Father, the Son, Messiah’s body of believers, and perhaps even heavenly beings such as angels.
Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Sovereign YahwehShua Messiah, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
The wonderful news is that Yahweh will eliminate all confusion at His Second Coming and again glorify His Name during Messiah’s millennial reign.
Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Yahweh, to serve him with one consent.
Zechariah 14:9 And Yahweh shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Yahweh, and his name one.
Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Yahweh, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
After reading all the Scriptures quoted in this article, will you be exclusively using Yahweh’s great name?
Psalm 86:12 I will praise thee, O Yahweh my Elohim, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 29:2 Give unto Yahweh the glory due unto his name; worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness.
2 Chronicles 17:24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, Yahweh of hosts is the Elohim of Israel, even an Elohim to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
Psalm 34:3 O magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of Elohim with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
HalleluYah
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