Psalms 107:8

Psalms 107:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
• New International Version (NIV)Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Context of Psalms 107:8

6Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses, 7He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good. 10Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

Psalms 107:8 word by word

יוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• wonderfulפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381

Cross-references for Psalms 107:8

• Psalms 107:15Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
• Psalms 81:13Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
• Deuteronomy 5:29Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
• Isaiah 48:18Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
• Psalms 34:3Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.
• Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;
• Psalms 147:1Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, andpraise is comely.
• Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
• Psalms 40:5Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
• Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.
• Psalms 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
• Daniel 4:2It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.
• Daniel 6:27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O that men would praise the Lord - This is what is called the intercalary verse, or burden of each part of this responsive song: see the introduction. God should be praised because he is good. We naturally speak highly of those who are eminent. God is infinitely excellent, and should be celebrated for his perfections. But he does wonders for the children of men; and, therefore, men should praise the Lord. And he is the more to be praised, because these…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness - More literally, “Let such - or, let these - praise the Lord for his goodness,” the word “men” having been supplied by our translators. Yet it is not improper to suppose that a wider range is intended than would be denoted if it were confined to those who had then been delivered. It was evidently designed to impress the minds of those who might use this psalm in their devotions; and the idea is, that the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8God led them like a shepherd (see Psalm 23:1). Verse 8 is repeated in Psalm 107:15, 21, 31.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. To the chorus is added, as a reason for praise, an example of the extreme distress from which they had been delivered--extreme hunger, the severest privation of a journey in the desert.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:8

• God
• Praise
• Worship

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Commentaries on Psalms 107

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings