God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:22
22Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs 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 message and healed them. He rescued them from the grave. 21Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done. 23Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas, 24have seen what the Lord can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea.
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 50:14Bring ⌞your⌟ thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.
- Psalms 116:12How can I repay the Lord for all the good that he has done for me?
- Leviticus 7:12If you offer it as a thank offering, you must also bring rings of unleavened bread mixed with olive oil, wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil, and loaves made from flour mixed well with olive oil.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus we should always bring God a sacrifice of praise, that is, words that acknowledge him.
- 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 9:11Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion. Announce to the nations what he has done.
- Psalms 73:28Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty Lord my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.
- Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
- Psalms 118:17I will not die, but I will live and tell what the Lord has done.
- Isaiah 12:4At that time you will say, “Praise the Lord. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the nations. Make them remember that his name is highly honored.
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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