Psalms 34:1–3 (NKJV) 1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
Apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:19 that, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” “And my God” — what did he mean? To answer this question, let’s examine what “my” signifies.
“My” is used as:
– Possessive — It shows ownership by the speaker, e.g., “My Bible,” “my shoes,” or “My parrot is very friendly,” and “I love my new car.”
– Personal Reference — It is used as part of self-description, for example, “My name is…” or “I love my new car.”
– Exclamation — It is used to express surprise, shock, or awe (often as “Oh my!”). or “My, that’s a big rat!”
– Identity — “My” can also refer to something belonging to the speaker in a broader sense, like “my decision.”
Therefore, “My” is a possessive determiner indicating that something belongs to the speaker (e.g., “my plot”), a pronoun for self-reference (e.g., “that’s mine”), or an exclamation of surprise, often short for “Oh my God”. It is a common, fundamental word in English used to express ownership or identity, with its meaning shifting slightly depending on the context, from a simple adjective to an emotional outburst or self-reference.
Thus, “and my God” means that the Apostle Paul was identifying himself with God and demonstrating how personal God was to him.
Then, the question is, how do you identify yourself with God and show how personal He is to you? This is achieved by learning and understanding how to boast in the Lord God. The Psalmist in Psalm 34 says, “My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.” And “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.” (Psalm 34:2–3)
Boasting and magnifying the Lord God alongside the psalmist. You boast and magnify the Lord God by declaring who He is to you. That is “God is my……” or “The Lord is my……”
Now join me in boasting about the Lord God. God is my…..
• O my God — Psalm 22:2; Psalm 28:1.
• O Lord is my God — Psalm 30:2.
• O my God, I trust in You — Psalm 25:2.
• By my God I can leap over a wall — Psalm 18:29.
• The Lord is my glory — Psalm 3:3.
• The Lord is my God — Psalm 31:14.
• O Lord My God — Psalm 7:1,3 & 13:3
• The Lord is my God — Psalm 3:7
• The Lord is my righteousness — Psalm 4:1.
• My defence is of the Lord — Psalm 7:10.
• The Lord is portion of my inheritance and my cup — Psalm 16:5.
• O Lord, my strength — Psalm 18:1
• The Lord is my strength– Psalm 18:1–2; Psalm 22:19; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 31:4; Psalm 43:2; Psalm 118:14.
• The Lord is the strength of my life– Psalm 27:1.
• The Lord is my strength and shield– Psalm 28:7
• God of my strength, cast off not– Psalm 43:2.
• The Lord is my rock — Psalm 18:2,46; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 42:9; Psalm 62:2.
• The Lord my rock does not forget — Psalm 42:9.
• The Lord is my fortress — Psalm 18:2.
• The Lord is my deliverer– Psalm 18:2
• Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. — Psalm 71:3.
• The Lord is my help — Psalm 40:17.
• God is my help and my deliverer — Psalm 70:5.
• The Lord my help and my deliverer delays not — Psalm 40:17.
• The Lord is my shield– Psalm 18:2; Psalm 28:7.
• The Lord is my horn of salvation– Psalm 18:2.
• The Lord is God of my salvation — Psalm 18:46; Psalm 25:5
• The Lord is my salvation– Psalm 27:1; Psalm 62:2.
• The Lord my salvation hastens to help — Psalm 38:22.
• Lord is the God of my salvation — Psalm 88:1.
• God is the rock of my salvation — Psalm 89:26.
• God of my salvation delivers — Psalm 51:14.
• The Lord is my stronghold– Psalm 18:2
• The Lord is my shepherd– Psalm 23:1
• The Lord is my light and My salvation — Psalm 27:1.
• The Lord is my light — Psalm 27:1.
• The Lord is my God– Psalm 31:14.
• The Lord is my hiding place– Psalm 32:7.
• The Lord my God vindicates — Psalm 35:24.
• The Lord my God hears– Psalm 38:15.
• The Lord my God forsakes not — Psalm 38:21.
• The Lord my God does many wonderful works — Psalm 40:5
• God is my exceeding joy — Psalm 43:4.
• God is my king — Psalm 44:4; Psalm 74:12.
• God is my helper– Psalm 54:4.
• God is my defense — Psalm 59:9,17; Psalm 62:2.
• God is a defense and refuge in the day of my trouble — Psalm 59:16.
• God is my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation — Psalm 89:26.
• The Lord, my refuge, the Most High, is my dwelling place — Psalm 91:9.
• The Lord is upright, He is my rock — Psalm 92:15.
• The Lord is my defense, and my God the rock of refuge — Psalm 94:22.
• The Lord is my God and King — Psalm 145:1.
• The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation — Psalm 118:14, 21, 28.
• The Lord is my refuge, my portion in the land of the living — Psalm 142:5.
• My God of mercy — Psalm 59:10.
• God is a defense — Psalm 59:17.
• God is my rock and my fortress — Psalm 71:3.
• God is my hope — Psalm 71:5.
• God is my trust — Psalm 71:5.
• God is my strong refuge — Psalm 71:7.
• My God fights my battles — Psalm 83:13.
• Lord of hosts is my king and my God — Psalm 84:3.
• The Lord can be your helper– Psalm 30:10.
• God can be rock of refuge — Psalm 31:2.
• Lord can be a fortress of defence to save — Psalm 31:2.
• The Lord is my rock and my fortress — Psalm 31:3.
• As a rock and fortress, God leads and guides — Psalm 31:3.
• God only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. — Psalm 62:2
• He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be moved.– Psalm 62:6.
• In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. — Psalm 62:7
• Lord God, you are my God — Psalm 143:16.
• Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war — my lovingkindness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me. — Psalm 144:1–2.
• Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honour and majesty; I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. May sinners be consumed from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! — Psalm 104:1,33,35.
• Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! — Psalm 146:1.
• While I live, I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. — Psalm 146:2.
Contributor: Gilbert Magomere Ayieko
