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Psalms 75:1

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Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Psalms 75:1 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm by Asaph. A song. We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.
  • BSB For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
  • NKJV We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
  • NASB We give thanks to You, God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; People declare Your wondrous works.
  • NLT We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.

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Quick answer

The congregation gives thanks to God because His name is near and people recount His wondrous works.

Overview

This psalm of Asaph opens with corporate thanksgiving, set to a known tune and dedicated for worship. God's name being near speaks of His present help and saving closeness to His people. Gratitude for His wondrous deeds frames the theme of the psalm, which is God's righteous judgment, and points to the nearness of God ultimately realized in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Ps 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
  • Jer 10:6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
  • Ps 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
  • Deut 4:7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
  • Ps 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
  • Exod 34:6–7And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Ps 76:1In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
  • Exod 23:21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
  • Ps 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
  • Deut 4:33–34Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
  • Ps 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
MUSICPRAISETHANKFULNESS

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

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

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

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 75:1 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.

Original language

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To the chief MusicianנָצַחAltaschithאַל תַּשְׁחֵתA Psalmמִזְמוֹרor Songשִׁירof AsaphאָסָףUnto thee, O Godאֱלֹהִיםdo we give thanksיָדָהunto thee do we give thanksיָדָהfor that thy nameשֵׁםis nearקָרוֹבthy wondrous worksפָּלָאdeclareסָפַר
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