Psalms 107:1

O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thanks	הֹד֣וּ ho.Du	H3034	physically · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
good	טוֹב ṭôwb	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense
mercy	חַסְדּֽוֹ chas.Do	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles 7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their f…
Psalms 105:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Psalms 118:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles 7:6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:1-9

Here is, I. A general call to all to give thanks to God, Psa 107:1. Let all that sing this psalm, or pray over it, set themselves herein to give thanks to the Lord; and those that have not any special matter for praise may furnish themselves with matter enough from God's universal goodness. In the fountain he is good; in the streams his mercy endures for ever and never fails. II. A particular demand hereof from the redeemed of the Lord, which may well be applied spiritually to those that have an interest in the great Redeemer and are saved by him from sin and hell. They have, of all people, most reason to say that God is good, and his mercy everlasting; these are the children of God that wer…

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John Gill on Psalms 107:1

O give thanks unto the Lord,.... As all men should do, at all times and for all things; the psalm begins as the former does, and gives the same reasons for thanksgiving. For he is good; and does good, and is the author of all good. For his mercy endureth for ever; and men in every age are partakers of it.

John Calvin on Psalms 107:1-9

Psalm 107:1-9 1. Praise Jehovah, because he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2. Let the redeemed of Jehovah say this, [273] whom he hath redeemed out of the hand of the afflicted. [274] 3. Whom he hath gathered out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. [275] 4. They wandered from the way in the solitary desert, [276] they did not find a city of habitation. 5. Both hungry and thirsty, so that their soul fainted within them. 6. In their straits they called upon Jehovah, and he delivered them from all their afflictions. 7. And he directed them by a right way, that they might come to a city of habitation. 8. Let them praise the mercy of…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 107:1-3

The introit, with the call upon them to grateful praise, is addressed to the returned exiles. The Psalm carries the marks of its deutero-Isaianic character on the very front of it, viz.: "the redeemed of Jahve," taken from Isa 62:12, cf. Psa 63:4; Psa 35:9.; קבּץ as in Isa 56:8, and frequently; "from the north and from the sea," as in Isa 49:12 : "the sea" (ים) here (as perhaps there also), side by side with east, west, and north, is the south, or rather (since ים is an established usus loquendi for the west) the south-west, viz., the southern portion of the Mediterranean washing the shores of Egypt. With this the poet associates the thought of the exiles of Egypt, as with וּממּערב the exile…

The Church Fathers

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. Therefore confess to him your sins, because he is good and forgives sins. But if he were not good, he would not say to you, "Give thanks"; and, "Give thanks to him, for his mercy endures for ever." This is mercy: for the rest, above there is justice. "For his mercy endures for ever." As long as you are in this age, give thanks.
— Jerome, Homily 33, on Psalm 106

"Confess unto the Lord that He is sweet, because for aye in His mercy" [Psalm 107:1]. This confess ye that He is sweet: if you have tasted, confess. But he cannot confess, who has not chosen to taste, for whence shall he say that that is sweet, which he knows not. But ye if you have tasted how sweet the Lord is, [1 Peter 2:3] "Confess ye to the Lord that He is sweet." If you have tasted with eagerness, break forth with confession. "For aye is His mercy," that is, for ever. For here "for aye," is so put, since also in some other places of Scripture, for aye, that is, what in Greek is called εἰς αἰῶνα, is understood for ever. For His mercy is not for a time, so as not to be for ever, since for this purpose His present mercy is over men, that they may live with the Angels for ever.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 107

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Wandering — Of the Israelites in the wilderness in consequence of their rebellious fears to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14:26-35). They wandered for forty years before they were permitted to cross the Jordan…
Mercy Of God, The · Described as: Everlasting — Described as: Everlasting
Thankfulness · .For the goodness and mercy of God — .For the goodness and mercy of God
Thanksgiving · Should be offered: For the goodness and mercy of God — Should be offered: For the goodness and mercy of God

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 107:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:1-9

John Gill on Psalms 107:1

John Calvin on Psalms 107:1-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 107:1-3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 107:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:1-9

John Gill on Psalms 107:1

John Calvin on Psalms 107:1-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 107:1-3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 107:1

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 107:1