New Living Translation
Psalms 105:1
1Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
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 and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
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! His faithful love endures forever.
- 1 Chronicles 16:7On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the Lord:
- 1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 29:13“O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!
- Isaiah 12:4In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
- Joel 2:32But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors whom the Lord has called.
- Acts 9:14And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
- Romans 10:13For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
- Psalms 96:3Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
- Psalms 145:4Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.
- Numbers 23:23No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!’
- Isaiah 51:10Are you not the same today, the one who dried up the sea, making a path of escape through the depths so that your people could cross over?
- Daniel 3:29Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”
- Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!
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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