Psalms 107:21

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses the community, urging them to respond to Yahweh’s prior acts of healing and deliverance from the Pit. This command follows the recounting of God’s rescue operations in the preceding verses.

The words — The verb יוֹדוּ (yôḏû) issues the command "let them give thanks," paired with חַסְדּוֹ (ḥasdô), meaning "His covenant loyalty." These terms anchor the required response to Yahweh’s steadfast character and His visible wonders.

The thread — The identical exhortation appears in Psalm 107:8, establishing a recurring liturgical refrain within the psalm. Luke 17:18 later highlights a comparable moment where only one outsider returns to give glory to God.

Why it lands — The text demands a concrete acknowledgment of God’s loyalty and miraculous acts before any further worship. Readers must translate recognition of rescue into verbal gratitude.

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The Hebrew words

יוֹד֣וּyo.Dulet them give thanks לַיהוָ֣הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh חַסְדּ֑וֹchas.D/ocovenant loyalty/ his וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve./nif.le.'o.Ta/vand/ wonders/ his לִבְנֵ֥יli/v.Neito/ [the] children of אָדָֽם׃'a.Damhumankind

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Psalms 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Luke 17:18 Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
2 Chronicles 32:25 But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Psalms 66:5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Psalms 107:15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.