Psalms 107:1
A Canticle Psalm, of David himself.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:41And after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: “For his mercy endures forever.”
2 Chronicles 7:3Moreover, all the sons of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord upon the house. And falling prone upon the ground, on the layer of pavement stones, they adored and praised the Lord: “For he is good. For his mercy is everlasting.”
2 Chronicles 20:21And he gave counsel to the people. And he appointed the singing men of the Lord, so that they would praise him by their companies, and so that they would go before the army, and with one voice say: “Confess to the Lord. For his mercy is eternal.”
Psalms 103:17There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
Psalms 106:1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:1
The psalmist, having in the two foregoing psalms celebrated the wisdom, power, and goodness of God, in his dealings with his church in particular, here observes some of the instances of his providential care of the children of men in general, especially in their distresses; for he is not only King of saints, but King of nations, not only the God of Israel, but the God of the whole earth, and a common Father to all mankind. Though this may especially refer to Israelites in their personal capacity, yet there were… Read the whole commentary →