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Psalms 107:22
22They should offer sacrifices to thank God. They should sing aloud to tell about what he has done.
Psalms 107:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
Context of Psalms 107:22
20He sent his word to them and he made them well again. He rescued them from the deep hole of death. 21So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people. They should offer sacrifices to thank God. They should sing aloud to tell about what he has done. 23Some people were traders who travelled far across the sea in ships. 24They saw the great things that the Lord did, even in the middle of the deep seas.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:22 word by word
וְ֭יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵ֣י תוֹדָ֑ה וִֽיסַפְּר֖וּ מַעֲשָׂ֣יו בְּרִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:22
- Psalms 50:14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God.
- Psalms 116:12The Lord has done many kind things to help me. What can I give back to him?
- Leviticus 7:12If a man wants to thank God, he must give an animal and flat loaves of bread. He must mix the flour for the bread with oil. He must not mix the flour with yeast.
- Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.
- 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 9:11Give a song to the Lord to praise him! He rules as king in Zion. Tell all the nations about the great things that he has done.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good for me to stay near to God. I have gone to the Almighty Lord as the place where I can be safe. I will tell people about the great things that you have done.
- Psalms 105:1Thank the Lord! Make his name famous! Tell people in all the nations what he has done.
- Psalms 118:17I will not die. Instead, I will live. I will tell everyone what the Lord has done.
- Isaiah 12:4At that time, you will say, ‘Praise the Lord! Thank him for his help! Tell all the nations about the great things that God has done. Tell them that he is very great!
Commentaries on Psalms 107:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And let them sacrifice - For their healing they should bring a sacrifice; and they should offer the life of the innocent animal unto God, as he has spared their lives; and let them thus confess that God has spared then when they deserved to die; and let them declare also "his works with rejoicing;" for who will not rejoice when he is delivered from death?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And let them sacrifice - As in the cases before Psalm 107:9, Psalm 107:16, this is connected with the preceding part of the psalm, or is a “continuation” of the thought which had been interrupted by the prayer, “Oh that men would praise the Lord.” The particular idea here is, that they who have been sick, and who have been restored to health, should offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving; or, that they are the proper persons to praise the Lord. The word…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22Fools who received what they deserved but were rescued from death offer thanksgiving to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawingRead the comment
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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
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