Bible Strands
Psalms 107:43
Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the wise directly, concluding a chapter that catalogs God’s deliverance of Israel from various distresses.
The words — חָכָם (chaKham) identifies the discerning individual, while חַסְדֵי (chasDei) denotes the covenant loyalties or steadfast love of Yahweh.
The thread — The imperative to heed divine acts appears in Hosea 14:9, where the wise are told to understand the LORD’s ways, and Psalms 64:9, where all people ponder His works. Jeremiah 9:12 reinforces this pattern by questioning who possesses the wisdom to grasp the mouth of the LORD.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to actively observe and carefully weigh the recorded acts of God before drawing conclusions. It requires deliberate intellectual engagement with Yahweh’s covenant faithfulness rather than passive reception.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Psalms 64:9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
- Daniel 10:12 “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
- Ephesians 3:18 will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
- Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
- Psalms 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- Isaiah 5:12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.