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King James Version

Psalms 107:8

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Praise;   Worship;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   God;   Hunger;   Rebellion;   Salvation;   Satisfaction;   Spirit/souls;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Goodness of God, the;   Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Discontent;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mercy, Merciful;   Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gomel Benshen;   Son of Man;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 7;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
O that men would confesse vnto God his louyng kindnesse: and his marueylous actes [done] to the chyldren of men.
Darby Translation
Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
New King James Version
Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Literal Translation
Let them thank Jehovah for His mercy, and His wonders to the sons of man.
Easy-to-Read Version
Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.
World English Bible
Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
King James Version (1611)
Oh that men would praise the Lord, for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O that me wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the childre of me.
Amplified Bible
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
American Standard Version
Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Bible in Basic English
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Update Bible Version
Oh that men would praise Yahweh for his loving-kindness, And for his wonderful works to the sons of man!
Webster's Bible Translation
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
New English Translation
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
Contemporary English Version
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
Complete Jewish Bible
Let them give thanks to Adonai for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Let them therefore confesse before ye Lorde his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.
George Lamsa Translation
Let the righteous of the LORD give thanks to him; for his mercies are upon the children of men!
Hebrew Names Version
Let them praise the LORD for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!
New Living Translation
Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
New Life Bible
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving-kindness and His great works to the children of men!
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
English Revised Version
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Berean Standard Bible
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
New Revised Standard
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(106-8) Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Lexham English Bible
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
English Standard Version
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
New American Standard Bible
They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
New Century Version
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
Good News Translation
They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
Christian Standard Bible®
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The mercies of the Lord knouleche to hym; and hise merueilis knouleche to the sones of men.
Young's Literal Translation
They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Revised Standard Version
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!

Contextual Overview

1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Oh that men: Psalms 107:15, Psalms 107:21, Psalms 107:31, Psalms 81:13-16, Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 32:29, Isaiah 48:18

praise: Psalms 34:3, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 92:2, Psalms 147:1, Isaiah 63:7

his wonderful: Psalms 40:5, Psalms 78:4, Psalms 111:4, Daniel 4:2, Daniel 4:3, Daniel 6:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:4 - called Genesis 24:21 - wondering at Genesis 35:3 - who answered Exodus 3:3 - General Exodus 15:1 - Then Leviticus 7:12 - a thanksgiving Deuteronomy 26:9 - he hath Job 36:24 - magnify Psalms 95:1 - Come Psalms 100:5 - For the Psalms 135:1 - Praise ye the Lord Isaiah 25:1 - thou hast Daniel 4:34 - I blessed Nahum 1:15 - perform Mark 8:8 - and were Luke 1:53 - filled Luke 2:20 - General Luke 18:43 - followed Acts 2:11 - wonderful Romans 11:33 - the depth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,.... For his providential goodness, in providing food and drink for them, when fainting; in directing them to their right way, when they had lost it; and in bringing them safe to the place they were bound for: and particularly for his special grace and goodness, in redemption and effectual calling; for bringing out of a wilderness state and condition, and supplying them with all spiritual provisions, and putting them in the right way to eternal glory and happiness.

And for his wonderful works to the children of men! as all the above things are wonderful ones, both in providence and grace. This verse is repeated at the close of each of the instances produced; in which the goodness of God appears to persons in distress, and who being delivered, ought to acknowledge it, and be thankful for it: or "confess": that is, declare to God his goodness, and to the children of men his wonderful works; so the Targum.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness - More literally, “Let such - or, let these - praise the Lord for his goodness,” the word “men” having been supplied by our translators. Yet it is not improper to suppose that a wider range is intended than would be denoted if it were confined to those who had then been delivered. It was evidently designed to impress the minds of those who might use this psalm in their devotions; and the idea is, that the deliverance then vouchsafed to the people of God in their troubles should lead all to praise and adore him. Such a surprising interposition suggested an important lesson in regard to God, applicable to all people; and should lead all to praise him in view of the trait of character thus manifested, as that of a God who hears prayer when his people are in trouble, and who can make a straight path before them when they are in danger of being lost, and who can conduct them through the wilderness - the waste places - of this world, as he did his people across the pathless sands of the desert. The true use of all history is to teach us lessons about God.

And for his wonderful works to the children of men - His doings as suited to excite wonder and admiration. His dealings with his people in the desert furnished one illustration of this; the world is full of such illustrations. The desire expressed in this verse suggests the great lesson of the psalm.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 107:8. O that men would praise the Lord — This is what is called the intercalary verse, or burden of each part of this responsive song: see the introduction. God should be praised because he is good. We naturally speak highly of those who are eminent. God is infinitely excellent, and should be celebrated for his perfections. But he does wonders for the children of men; and, therefore, men should praise the Lord. And he is the more to be praised, because these wonders, נפלאות niphlaoth, miracles of mercy and grace, are done for the undeserving. They are done לבני אדם libney Adam, for the children of Adam, the corrupt descendants of a rebel father.


 
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