Psalms 106:1
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, for his kindness endures forever.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
2Who can describe his heroic deeds, or publish all his praise?
Cross References
Psalms 100:4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.
Psalms 103:17But the love of the Lord is eternal, and his kindness to children’s children,
Psalms 105:45that so they might keep his statutes, and be of his laws observant. Hallelujah.
Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, his kindness endures forever.
Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good: Sing praise to his name it is pleasant.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:1
We must give glory to God by making confession, not only of his goodness but our own badness, which serve as foils to each other. Our badness makes his goodness appear the more illustrious, as his goodness makes our badness the more heinous and scandalous. The foregoing psalm was a history of God's goodness to Israel; this is a history of their rebellions and provocations, and yet it begins and ends with Hallelujah; for even sorrow for sin must not put us out of tune for praising God. Some think it was penned at… Read the whole commentary →