Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children 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!
- BSB Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons 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.
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Cross-references · 17
- Ps 107:8Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
- Ps 103:2Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
- Ps 107:21Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
- Ps 107:15Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
- Ps 77:11I will remember Yah’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.
- Hos 2:8For she did not know that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
- Rom 1:20–21For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.
- Mic 6:4–5For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
- Ps 72:18–19Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Jonah 2:9But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”
- Ps 71:17God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
- Ps 105:1–2Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
- 2 Tim 3:2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- Rev 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
- Heb 13:15Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- Jonah 1:16Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
- Ps 77:14You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.
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