Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His mercy is everlasting.
Parallel translations
- WEB Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- KJV O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
- 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.
- 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 loving kindness endures forever. It matters because God's enduring goodness is the foundation for all thanksgiving.
Overview
This thanksgiving psalm opens with a refrain celebrating God's goodness and everlasting covenant love. It frames the whole psalm as praise grounded in God's unchanging character. Traditionally sung at Passover, it points to the greater deliverance accomplished in Christ, the goodness of God made flesh.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- 1 Chr 16:34Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ps 107:1Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ps 106:1Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- 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 those who say, ‘Give thanks to Yahweh of Armies, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into Yahweh’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first,” says Yahweh.
- Ps 118:29Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- 1 Chr 16:8Oh give thanks to Yahweh. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.
- Ps 136:1Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ps 103:17But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
- Ps 100:5For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
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