Psalms 105:1
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
In Context
2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Cross References
Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
1 Chronicles 16:8“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1
Some of the psalms of praise are very short, others very long, to teach us that, in our devotions, we should be more observant how our hearts work than how the time passes and neither overstretch ourselves by coveting to be long nor over-stint ourselves by coveting to be short, but either the one or the other as we find in our hearts to pray. This is a long psalm; the general scope is the same with most of the psalms, to set forth the glory of God, but the subject-matter is particular. Every time we come to the… Read the whole commentary →