New English Translation
Psalms 105:1
1Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
Psalms 105:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
- New International Version (NIV)Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
Context of Psalms 105:1
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! 2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! 3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:1 word by word
הוֹד֣וּ לַ֭יהוָה קִרְא֣וּ בִּשְׁמ֑וֹ הוֹדִ֥יעוּ בָ֝עַמִּ֗ים עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 105:1
- Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures.
- 1 Chronicles 16:7That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:
- 1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 29:13Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!
- Isaiah 12:4At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!
- Joel 2:32It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.
- Acts 9:14and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”
- Romans 10:13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing continually about the Lord’s faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.
- Psalms 96:3Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!
- Psalms 145:4One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!
- Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘Look at what God has done!’
- Isaiah 51:10Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep? Did you not make a path through the depths of the sea, so those delivered from bondage could cross over?
- Daniel 3:29I hereby decree that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”
- Daniel 4:1(3:31) “King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity!
Commentaries on Psalms 105:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O give thanks - He had been meditating on God's gracious dealings with their fathers; and he calls upon himself and all others to magnify God for his mercies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O give thanks unto the Lord - The design here is to show that thanks should be given to the Lord in view of his dealings with his people, as stated in the subsequent portions of the psalm. Call upon his name - More literally, “Call him by his name;” that is, Address him by his proper title; ascribe to him the attributes which properly belong to him; or, address him in a proper manner. Make known his deeds among the people - What he has done in former…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A solemn call to praise and serve the Lord. (1-7) His gracious dealings with Israel. (8-23) Their deliverance from Egypt, and their settlement in Canaan. (24-45) Verses 1-7 Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good, which we cannot do but by strength derived from him, for which he will be sought. Seek to have his favour to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The poet begins with a call to give thanks (see also Psalms 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 136:1). The other psalms continue with the refrain "for He is good!" The rest of Psalm 105 tells of God's goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-451. call ... name--(Psa 79:6; Ro 10:13). Call on Him, according to His historically manifested glory. After the example of Abraham, who, as often as God acquired for Himself a name in guiding him, called in solemn worship upon the name of the Lord (Ge 12:8; 13:4). among the people--or, "peoples" (Psa 18:49). deeds--or, "wonders" (Psa 103:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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