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Psalms 107:8
8So God's people should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
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
6Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles. 7He led them along a straight road, to arrive at a city where they could live. So God's people should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people. 9He gives drink to people who are thirsty. He gives plenty of good things to hungry people. 10Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:8 word by word
יוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:8
- Psalms 107:15So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
- Psalms 81:13But my people should listen to me! Yes, Israel should obey my commands!
- Deuteronomy 5:29I really want them to respect me with fear. I want them to obey my commands in the future! If they do that, everything will be well for them and for their descendants for ever.
- Deuteronomy 32:29If they were wise, they would understand. They would know what would happen to them in the end.
- Isaiah 48:18You should have obeyed my commands. Then you would have had peace in your lives, like a river that runs quietly. You would have been safe and well, like the strong waves in the sea.
- Psalms 34:3Join with me to tell people that the Lord is great! Together we will make his name famous.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God.
- Psalms 147:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It is good to sing to praise our God! Yes, it is right to praise him and it makes us happy.
- Isaiah 63:7I will speak about all the good things that the Lord does because he loves his people. We should praise him for everything that he does for us. He has done many good things for us, Israel's family. He helps us because he loves us very much, and he is very kind.
- Psalms 40:5Lord, my God, you have done many great things. You have done so many things for us that we cannot count them! There is nobody else like you! I want to talk about the things that you have done, but there are too many things to speak about!
- Psalms 78:4and we will not hide them from our children. We will tell our children and our grandchildren why they should praise the Lord. We will tell them about his strength, and about the great things that he has done.
- Psalms 111:4The Lord causes us to remember his miracles. He is kind and he forgives people.
- Daniel 4:2I am happy to tell you about the powerful God who rules over everything. He has done miracles and great things for me.
- Daniel 6:27He rescues his people and he keeps them safe. He does powerful miracles in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the lions' power!’
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
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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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