EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 106:1
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love will always be with us.
Psalms 106:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Context of Psalms 106:1
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love will always be with us. 2The great things that the Lord has done are too many to tell! Nobody can praise him enough. 3God has blessed the people who obey his commands. They always do what is right.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:1 word by word
הַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:1
- Psalms 106:16The people became jealous of Moses, and Aaron, the Lord's special priest.
- Psalms 105:45Then God's people could obey his commands and his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 100:4Thank him as you go through the gates into his temple. Praise him as you stand in his temple yards. Thank him and praise him as he deserves!
- Psalms 107:1Thank the Lord because he is good. His faithful love for his people continues for ever.
- Psalms 118:1Thank the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love will always be with us.
- Psalms 136:1Thank the Lord, because he is good! His faithful love will always continue.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34Thank the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love will always be with us.
- Ezra 3:11They sang together to praise the Lord. Group by group, they sang these words: ‘He is good. His love for Israel will continue for ever.’ Then all the people shouted loudly to praise the Lord. They praised him because they had finished work on the temple's foundation.
- Jeremiah 33:11You will hear the sounds of happy people. You will hear the songs of men and women at their weddings. You will hear the voices of people as they bring gifts to the Lord's temple to thank him. They will say, ‘We thank the Lord Almighty, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’ Yes, I will make the land successful again, as it was before.” That is what the Lord says.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18Whatever may happen to you, continue to thank God. God wants you to do that, because you belong to Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 103:17But the faithful love of the Lord will always be with people who worship him. He promises to be kind to their children's children for ever.
- Psalms 119:68You are good and you do good things. So please teach me your laws.
- Matthew 19:17Jesus replied, ‘Why do you ask me about a good thing? Only God is good. Nobody else. If you want to have real life, then you must obey God's laws.’
- Romans 5:20God gave his Law to Moses to show more clearly that people were doing wrong things. But when people did more and more wrong things, God continued to be kind in more and more ways.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Praise ye the Lord - This, which is a sort of title, is wanting in several MSS., and in the Syriac Version. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good - Ye who live by his bounty should praise his mercy. God is the good Being, and of all kinds of good he is the Author and Dispenser. That the term God among our Anglo-Saxon ancestors, expressed both the Supreme Being and good or goodness, is evident from the Anglo-Saxon version of this clause: "Confess…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Praise ye the Lord - Margin, “Hallelu-jah.” The two Hebrew words mean, “praise ye the Lord.” They are the same words with which the previous psalm closes, and are here designed to indicate the general duty illustrated in the psalm. O give thanks unto the Lord - See the notes at Psalm 105:1. For he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever - See Psalm 100:5, note; Psalm 107:1, note; where the language in the Hebrew is the same.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The happiness of God's people. (1-5) Israel's sins. (6-12) Their provocations. (13-33) Their rebellions in Canaan. (34-46) Prayer for more complete deliverance. (47-48) Verses 1-5 None of our sins or sufferings should prevent our ascribing glory and praise to the Lord. The more unworthy we are, the more is his kindness to be admired. And those who depend on the Redeemer's righteousness will endeavour to copy his example, and by word and deed to show forth…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Hallelujah! is a Hebrew word (haleluyah) that means “Praise the Lord.” This phrase appears in four small groups in the psalms: Psalm 104–106 Psalm 111–113 Psalm 115–117 Psalm 146–150Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-481. Praise, &c.--(See on Psa 104:35), begins and ends the Psalm, intimating the obligations of praise, however we sin and suffer 1Ch 16:34-36 is the source from which the beginning and end of this Psalm are derived.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- 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
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