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And that they might keep His statutes And comply with His laws; Praise the Lord!
Psalms 105:45 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!
  • KJV That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
  • BSB that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
  • NKJV That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!
  • NLT All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the Lord!

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Quick answer

God gave them the land so they would keep His statutes and laws; praise the LORD. It matters because redemption aims at obedient, grateful worship.

Overview

The psalm concludes by stating the purpose of all God's saving work: that His people would obey Him and praise Him. Grace precedes and grounds obedience; the gift of the land called for faithful living. This anticipates the gospel pattern, where God redeems His people in Christ so that they walk in His ways to His glory.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 10

  • Deut 4:40You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land, which Yahweh your God gives you, forever.
  • Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
  • Eph 2:8–10for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  • Deut 4:1Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
  • Rev 19:3–4A second said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.”
  • Ps 106:1Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
  • Ezek 36:24–28For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
  • Deut 6:21–25then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
  • Ps 150:1Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
  • Deut 5:33You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 105:45 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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