Psalms 105:45

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
observe	יִשְׁמְר֣וּ yish.me.Ru	H8104	properly · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural
statutes	חֻ֭קָּיו Chu.kav	H2706	an enactment · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
keep	יִנְצֹ֗רוּ yin.Tzo.ru	H5341	to guard · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
laws	וְתוֹרֹתָ֥יו ve.to.ro.Tav	H8451	a precept or statute · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Praise	הַֽלְלוּ ha.lu-	H1984	to be clear (orig. of sound · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	יָֽהּ Yah	H3050	Jah · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy chi…
Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Deuteronomy 4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in an…
Psalms 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Revelation 19:3-4 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Deuteronomy 5:33-6:2 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye ma…
Deuteronomy 6:21-25 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

After the history of the patriarchs follows here the history of the people of Israel, when they grew into a nation. I. Their affliction in Egypt (Psa 105:25): He turned the heart of the Egyptians, who had protected them, to hate them and deal subtilely with them. God's goodness to his people exasperated the Egyptians against them; and, though their old antipathy to the Hebrews (which we read of Gen 43:32; Gen 46:34) was laid asleep for a while, yet now it revived with more violence than ever: formerly they hated them because they despised them, now because they feared them. They dealt subtilely with them, set all their politics on work to find out ways and means to weaken them, and waste the…

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John Gill on Psalms 105:45

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws,.... All this the Lord did for them, to engage them by his goodness to them to observe the statutes he appointed them, and the laws he gave them; the contrary to which the Canaanites had done, which caused him to cast them out of the land; but on these his people he heaped benefits, thereby to influence them to a cheerful obedience to his will; and this was all he required of them, and the least that they could do, being so highly favoured by him. And this is the end of our spiritual and eternal redemption by Christ, and of our effectual calling by his grace and Spirit, that we be zealous of good works; live unto righteousness, live to…

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John Calvin on Psalms 105:44–end

Psalm 105:44-45 44. And he gave them the countries of the nations: and they possessed the labor of the peoples. [236] 45. That they might observe his ordinances, and keep his law. Hallelujah. 44 And he gave them the countries of the nations The Psalmist sets forth the final cause why God in so many ways displayed his wonderful power in redeeming the people, why he did not cease to cherish and defend them in the deserts -- why he gave them the possession of the land as he had promised; and this was, that they might dedicate and devote themselves wholly to his service. And, in fact, the end which God proposed in our election was, that he might have on the earth a people by whom he should be…

The Church Fathers

..."That they may keep His statutes, and seek out His law" [Psalm 105:45]. Lastly, since by the seed of Abraham he wished those to be understood here, who were truly the seed of Abraham, such as were not wanting even in that people; as the Apostle Paul clearly showeth, when he saith, "But not in all of them was God well pleased;" [1 Corinthians 10:5] for if He was not pleased with all, surely there were some in whom He was well pleased: since then this Psalm praiseth such men as this, he hath said nothing here of the iniquities and provocations and bitterness of those with whom God was not well pleased. But since not only the justice but also the mercy of Almighty God, the merciful, was shown even unto the wicked; concerning these attributes the rest of the Psalm pursueth the praises of God. And yet both sorts were in one people: nor did the latter pollute the good with the contagion of their iniquities. For "the Lord knoweth who are His;" [2 Timothy 2:19] and if he cannot separate in this world from wicked men, yet, "let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."...
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 105

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Dictionary and topics

Alleluia — The Greek form (Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6) of the Hebrew Hallelujah = Praise ye Jehovah, which begins or ends several of the psalms (106, 111, 112, 113, etc.).

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 105:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

John Gill on Psalms 105:45

John Calvin on Psalms 105:44–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 105:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

John Gill on Psalms 105:45

John Calvin on Psalms 105:44–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 105:39–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 105:45

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 105:45