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Psalms 105:45
45All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the Lord!
Psalms 105:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!
Context of Psalms 105:45
43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. 44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:45 word by word
בַּעֲב֤וּר׀ יִשְׁמְר֣וּ חֻ֭קָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָ֥יו יִנְצֹ֗רוּ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 105:45
- Deuteronomy 4:40If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
- Deuteronomy 5:33Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
- Deuteronomy 6:1“These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy,
- Ezekiel 36:24For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.
- Ephesians 2:8God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
- Psalms 106:1Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 150:1Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!
- Revelation 19:3And again their voices rang out: “Praise the Lord! The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!”
Commentaries on Psalms 105:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45That they might observe his statutes - That they might be properly instructed, and properly disciplined. This is the end proposed by Divine revelation: men are to be made wise unto salvation, and then to be brought under the yoke of obedience. He who is not conformed to God's word shall not enter into Christ's kingdom.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws - The end - the design - of all this was that they might be an obedient people. This was the purpose of all his interventions in their behalf; and their obligation to obedience was enforced and measured by what he had done. The same is true in regard to his people now. Praise ye the Lord - Hebrew, Hallelu-jah. See Psalm 104:35.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-45Verses 24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45The Lord planned for Israel to show who he is by obeying him. Israel was to be his example among the nations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4542-45. The reasons for these dealings: (1) God's faithfulness to His covenant, "His holy promise" of Canaan, is the fountain whence flowed so many acts of marvellous kindness to His people (compare Psa 105:8, 11). Ex 2:24 is the fundamental passage [Hengstenberg]. (2) That they might be obedient. The observance of God's commands by Abraham was the object of the covenant with him (Ge 18:19), as it was also the object of the covenant with Israel, that they…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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