Psalms 107:1

O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

KJV

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

What does Psalms 107:1 mean?

Psalms 107:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָדָה (yâdâh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), טוֹב (ṭôwb).

Hebrew interlinear

give

thanksיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

unto

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

for

good:טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

for

his

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

endureth

for

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Topics

Mercy of God, the Thanksgiving

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:1.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:1 say?

Psalms 107:1 (King James Version) reads: "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 107:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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