Psalms 106:1
הַֽלְלוּיָהּ ׀ הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
2מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְהוָה יַשְׁמִיעַ כָּל ־ תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:41וְעִמָּהֶם הֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן וּשְׁאָר הַבְּרוּרִים אֲשֶׁר נִקְּבוּ בְּשֵׁמוֹת לְהֹדוֹת לַֽיהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 100:4בֹּאוּ שְׁעָרָיו ׀ בְּתוֹדָה חֲצֵרֹתָיו בִּתְהִלָּה הֽוֹדוּ ־ לוֹ בָּרֲכוּ שְׁמֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 103:17וְחֶסֶד יְהוָה ׀ מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד ־ עוֹלָם עַל ־ יְרֵאָיו וְצִדְקָתוֹ לִבְנֵי בָנִֽים ׃
Psalms 105:45בַּעֲבוּר ׀ יִשְׁמְרוּ חֻקָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
Psalms 118:1הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 135:3הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָהּ כִּי ־ טוֹב יְהוָה זַמְּרוּ לִשְׁמוֹ כִּי נָעִֽים ׃
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 →