“ O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ”
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good - See the notes at Psalms 106:1 . For his mercy endureth for ever - He is unchanging in his mercy. It is an attribute of his very nature. He is co...
O give thanks unto (a) the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. (a) This notable sentence was in the beginning used as the foot or tenor of the song, which was often repeated.
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f., Psalms 107:31 f. by a refrain: v...
The first Psalm of Book V. This book contains fifteen by David, one by Solomon ( Psalms 127 ), and the rest anonymous (probably by Hezekiah, see App-67), certainly not later than his day. See notes o...
1 Praise Jehovah. We have already explained this verse, for it formed the commencement of the preceding psalm. And it appears that it was not only frequently used among the Jews, but also so...
DISCOURSE: 681 PRAISE TO GOD FOR REDEMPTION Psalms 107:1-3 . O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redee...
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks - Here is a duty prescribed; and the reasons of it are immediately laid down. 1. He is good. This is h...
The Psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe his manifold providence over travellers, over captives, over sick men, over seamen, and in divers varieties of life. THIS psalm, a...
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalms 107:1-43 .-Thank Yahweh ( Psalms 107:1 ); because He hath redeemed Israel from the east, west, north, and...
For his mercy endureth for ever ] evidently a well-known refrain: cp. Psalms 136 . Mercy ] better, 'lovingkindness.'
For this doxology see Note, Psalms 106:1 .
Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:...
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of...
CONTENTS The same delightful subject is continued through this Psalm as in the two preceding, but in a more general way. All men are called upon, in the review of divine goodness, to praise the Lord...
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...
O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. Ver. 1. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ] He is good, and doeth good, Psalms 119:68 , not to his Isra...
O give thanks , &c. This whole verse occurs also Psalms 106:1 ; only there the address is made to the Israelites, here, it seems, to all mankind. For his mercy endureth for ever “Eternal merc...
Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for...
PSALM 107 THE ARGUMENT The most of the Psalms have a peculiar respect unto the church or people of God, or to some eminent members thereof; but there are some few Psalms which have a more general r...
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2-3 . But the Psal...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that the psalmist here exhorts the redeemed, in praising...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the music. The character of the composition, though dive...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever. Men and mercy I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all distressed travellers, captives,...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances ( Psalms 107:4-19 ), passing into a general account...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, He reveals His gracious providence to All men in the various emergencies which come upon them; for His mercy endureth forever, His unmerited favor and k...
1 Chronicles 16:34 ; 1 Chronicles 16:41 ; 2 Chronicles 20:21 ; 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; 2 Chronicles 7:3 ; 2 Chronicles 7:6 ; Luke 1:50 ; Matthew 19:17 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 106:1 ; Psalms 1...