O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- BSB Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- NKJV Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
- NASB Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His faithfulness is everlasting.
- NLT Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
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Quick answer
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His steadfast love endures forever. God's enduring covenant love is the great theme of praise.
Overview
This refrain, echoed throughout the Psalms, celebrates God's goodness and unfailing covenant love. His loving kindness has no end, securing His people's hope. This everlasting steadfast love is supremely displayed at the cross, where God's enduring love for His people is poured out in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- 2 Chr 7:3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ps 107:1O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ezra 3:11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
- Ps 136:1–26O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- 2 Chr 5:13It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
- Jer 33:11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
- Ps 118:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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