Psalms 105:1

O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thanks	הוֹד֣וּ ho.Du	H3034	physically · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	לַ֭יהוָה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
call	קִרְא֣וּ kir.'U	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
name	בִּשְׁמ֑וֹ bish.Mo	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
known	הוֹדִ֥יעוּ ho.Di.'u	H3045	to know (properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
deeds	עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו a.li.lo.Tav	H5949	an exploit (of God) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
people	בָ֝עַמִּ֗ים va.'a.Mim	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalte…
Psalms 145:11-12 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Psalms 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 145:4-6 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
Psalms 96:3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
1 Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

Our devotion is here warmly excited; and we are stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Observe, I. The duties to which we are here called, and they are many, but the tendency of them all is to give unto God the glory due unto his name. 1. We must give thanks to him, as one who has always been our bountiful benefactor and requires only that we give him thanks for his favours - poor returns for rich receivings. 2. Call upon his name, as one whom you depend upon for further favours. Praying for further mercies is accepted as an acknowledgment of former mercies. Because he has inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him. 3. Make known his deeds (Psa 105:1), that ot…

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John Gill on Psalms 105:1

O give thanks unto the Lord,.... These are the words of David, either to the singers, or rather to the whole congregation of Israel, the seed of Abraham, and children of Jacob, Psalm 105:6 stirring them up to praise and thankfulness for their mercies, temporal and spiritual; for the Messiah they had hope and expectation of, typified by the ark now brought home; for the word and ordinances, and opportunities of waiting upon God in them; for heaven and happiness, figured by Canaan's land given them to enjoy. Or, "confess or celebrate the Lord" (x); his greatness and goodness: his being and perfections; his sovereignty over all creatures: confess him as your Creator, Benefactor, covenant God an…

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John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

Psalm 105:1-5 1. Praise ye Jehovah; invoke his name: announce his works among the peoples. 2. Sing ye to him: sing psalms to him: speak ye of all his wonders. 3. Rejoice ye in his holy name: [203] let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice. 4. Seek ye Jehovah, and his strength: seek his face continually. 5. Remember the marvelous works which he hath performed; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. 1 Praise ye Jehovah, etc. The object of these opening words simply is, that the offspring of Abraham should place all their blessedness in the free adoption of God. It was indeed a blessing not to be despised that they had been created men, that they had been cherished in the world by…

The Church Fathers

Confess to the Lord and call upon his name. Confess and say: because we are sinners, but you are merciful, and you have mercy on us. And call upon his name. So that we may not fashion idols in our hearts, but we will call upon our Lord, and he himself will be our redemption. Proclaim his works among the nations. Let the Jews blush, who say that only within Israel were his wonders and his works accomplished.
— Jerome, Homily 31, on Psalm 104

This Psalm is the first of those to which is prefixed the word Allelujah; the meaning of which word, or rather two words, is, Praise the Lord. For this reason he begins with praises: "O confess unto the Lord, and call upon His Name" [Psalm 105:1]; for this confession is to be understood as praise, just as these words of our Lord, "I confess to You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth." [Matthew 11:25] For after commencing with praise, calling upon God is wont to follow, whereunto he that prays does next add his longings: whence the Lord's Prayer itself has at the commencement a very brief praise, in these words, "Our Father which art in Heaven." [Matthew 6:9] The things prayed for, then follow....This also follows, "Tell the people what things He has done;" [John 21:17] or rather, to translate literally from the Greek, as other Latin copies too have it, "Preach the Gospel of His works among the Gentiles." Unto whom is this addressed, save unto the Evangelists in prophecy?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 105

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Dictionary and topics

Thanksgiving · Saints: Exhorted to — Saints: Exhorted to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 105:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 105:1

John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 105:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 105:1

John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 105:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 105:1-5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 105:1