New American Standard Bible 2020
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 out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses. 7He also had them walk on a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! 9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good. 10There were those who lived in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,
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יוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:8
- Psalms 107:15They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
- Psalms 81:13Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
- Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart in them, to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it would go well with them and with their sons forever!
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and they understood this; If only they would discern their future!
- Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your well-being would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
- Psalms 34:3Exalt the Lord with me, And let’s exalt His name together.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, Most High;
- Psalms 147:1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is beautiful.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the mercies of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has granted us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His mercies.
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is no one to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
- Psalms 78:4We will not conceal them from their children, But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His power and His wondrous works that He has done.
- Psalms 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
- Daniel 4:2I am pleased to declare the signs and miracles that the Most High God has done for me.
- Daniel 6:27He rescues, saves, and performs signs and miracles In heaven and on earth, He who has also rescued 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
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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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