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Psalms 107:8
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
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!
- 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!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Context of Psalms 107:8
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
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 107:15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
- Psalms 81:13“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways,
- Deuteronomy 5:29Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
- Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.
- Psalms 34:3Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High,
- Psalms 147:1Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
- Psalms 111:4He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
- Daniel 4:2It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
- Daniel 6:27He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has 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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