Bible Strands
Psalms 105:45
that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the covenant community, recounting how God granted Israel the lands of the nations as a direct provision for their survival and worship.
The words — יִשְׁמְר֣וּ (yish.me.Ru) translates as "they may keep," and חֻ֭קָּי/ו (Chu.ka/v) means "his decrees," forming the core command of the verse.
The thread — The mandate to keep divine statutes echoes Deuteronomy 4:40, while the New Testament parallels appear in Titus 2:14 regarding redemption from lawlessness and Ephesians 2:8 concerning grace as God's gift.
Why it lands — The text requires recipients of God's provision to actively observe His laws rather than treat the gift as unconditional, ending with a direct call to praise Yahweh.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- Deuteronomy 4:1 Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
- Psalms 106:1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Revelation 19:3 And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
- Deuteronomy 5:33 You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
- Deuteronomy 6:21 then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Psalms 150:1 Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
- Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.