Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
- KJV Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- NKJV Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
- NASB They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
- NLT Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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Quick answer
Let the rescued sailors praise the LORD for his loving kindness and wonderful works.
Overview
The fourth and final praise refrain calls the delivered to thank God for his steadfast love and marvelous deeds. Each scene of rescue closes with the same summons to grateful worship. This repeated call underscores that the proper response to God's salvation is always praise, fulfilled in the worship of those saved through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 107:8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ps 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
- Ps 107:21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ps 107:15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Ps 77:11I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
- Hos 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.
- Rom 1:20–21For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
- Mic 6:4–5For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
- Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Jonah 2:9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Ps 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
- Ps 105:1–2Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- 2 Tim 3:2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- Rev 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Heb 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
- Ps 77:14You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.
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