Psalms 106:1, The psalmist exhorts to praise God; Psalms 106:4, He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers; Psalms 106:7, The story of the people’s rebellion, and God’s mercy; Psalms 106:47, He concludes with prayer and praise.
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Psalms 106
Psalms 106 — Overview
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Psalms 106 — OverviewPsalms 106 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe must give glory to God by making confession, not only of his
goodness but our own badness, which serve as foils to each other. Our
badness makes his goodness appear the more illustrious, as his goodness…Psalms 106 — OverviewPsalms 106 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is without the name of its author, as the Syriac interpreter observes. Aben Ezra, on Ps 106:47, says, that one of the wise men of Egypt (perhaps Maimonides) was of opinion that it was written in the time of…Psalms 106:1-5Psalms 106:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe are here taught,
I. To bless God (v. 1, 2): Praise you the Lord, that is, 1. Give him
thanks for his goodness, the manifestation of it to us, and the many
instances of it. He is good and his mercy endures for…Psalms 106:1Psalms 106:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryPraise ye the Lord (comp. Psalms 104:35; Psalms 105:45). O give thanks unto the Lord (so in Psalms 105:1). Even in their greatest afflictions, the Israelites were bound to give God thanks. His mercies always exceeded…Psalms 106:1Psalms 106:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryGoodness is graciousness.
"For he is gracious" (Prayer book Version). The term which the Authorized Version and Revised Version render "good," the Prayer book renders "gracious;" and so is suggested what is perfectly…Psalms 106:1-5Psalms 106:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe spirit of godliness.
This, under all dispensations, is—
I. THE SPIRIT OF THANKFULNESS. (Psalms 106:1.) The godly man is he in whose mouth the praise of the Lord is found continually, because the spirit of…
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