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Psalm 105

Psa. 105:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Og give thanks
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; call
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
upon his name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
: makeh known
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
his deeds
`aliylah (Hebrew #5949)
from 5953 in the sense of effecting; an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
KJV usage: act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
Pronounce: al-ee-law'
Origin: or malilah {al-ee-law'}
among the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
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1 Chron. 16:8‑22• 8{i}Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;{HR}Make known his acts among the peoples.{HR}{/i}
 9{i}Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him;{HR}Meditate upon all his wondrous works.{HR}{/i}
 10{i}Glory in his holy name:{HR}Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.{/i}
 11{i}Seek Jehovah and his strength,{HR}Seek his face continually;{HR}{/i}
 12{i}Remember his wondrous works which he hath done;{HR}His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:{HR}{/i}
 13{i}Ye seed of Israel his servant,{HR}Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.{HR}{/i}
 14{i}He, Jehovah, is our God;{HR}His judgments are in all the earth.{HR}{/i}
 15{i}Be ye ever mindful of his covenant,{/i}
 16{i}Which he made with Abraham,{HR}And of his oath unto Isaac;{HR}{/i}
 17{i}And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute,{HR}Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,{HR}{/i}
 18{i}Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,{HR}The lot of your inheritance;{HR}{/i}
 19{i}When ye were a few men in number,{HR}Of small account, and strangers in it.{HR}{/i}
 20{i}And they went from nation to nation,{HR}And from one kingdom to another people.{HR}{/i}
 21{i}He suffered no man to oppress them,{HR}And reproved kings for their sakes,{HR}{/i}
 22{i}Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,{HR}And do my prophets no harm.{/i} (1 Chron. 16:8‑22)
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Isa. 12:4• 4And in that day ye shall say,{HR}Give ye thanks to Jehovah;{HR}Call upon his name;{HR}Declare his doings among the peoples;{HR}Make mention that his name is exalted. (Isa. 12:4)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works.
7-15:  The story of God's providence over Abraham;
16-22:  over Joseph;
23-25:  over Jacob in Egypt;
26-36:  over Moses delivering the Israelites;
37-45:  over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the wilderness, and planted in Canaan.
A.M. 2962.
B.C. 1042.
(Title.)It appears from 1Ch ch. 16, where the former part of this Psalm, as far as the 16th verse, is found with little variation, that David composed it at the removal of the ark to Mount Zion, and he himself probably enlarged it afterwards with the glorious detail of God's merciful dealings with Abraham and his posterity till their settlement in the land of Promise.
The Hallelujah, which terminates the preceding Psalm, is made the title of this by the Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, and Ethiopic; and the Syriac considers it a paraphrase on the words, "Fear not, Jacob, to go down into Egypt;"
"and teaches us spiritually not to fear when we are obliged to contend with devils; for God is our shield, and will fight for us."Give.
Psa. 136:1‑3• 1Give thanks to Jehovah, for [he is] good,{HR}For his mercy [is] forever.
 2Give thanks to the God of gods;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever.
 3Give thanks to the Lord of lords;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever. (Psa. 136:1‑3)
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1 Chron. 16:7‑22• 7{i}Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.{/i}
 8{i}Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;{HR}Make known his acts among the peoples.{HR}{/i}
 9{i}Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him;{HR}Meditate upon all his wondrous works.{HR}{/i}
 10{i}Glory in his holy name:{HR}Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.{/i}
 11{i}Seek Jehovah and his strength,{HR}Seek his face continually;{HR}{/i}
 12{i}Remember his wondrous works which he hath done;{HR}His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:{HR}{/i}
 13{i}Ye seed of Israel his servant,{HR}Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.{HR}{/i}
 14{i}He, Jehovah, is our God;{HR}His judgments are in all the earth.{HR}{/i}
 15{i}Be ye ever mindful of his covenant,{/i}
 16{i}Which he made with Abraham,{HR}And of his oath unto Isaac;{HR}{/i}
 17{i}And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute,{HR}Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,{HR}{/i}
 18{i}Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,{HR}The lot of your inheritance;{HR}{/i}
 19{i}When ye were a few men in number,{HR}Of small account, and strangers in it.{HR}{/i}
 20{i}And they went from nation to nation,{HR}And from one kingdom to another people.{HR}{/i}
 21{i}He suffered no man to oppress them,{HR}And reproved kings for their sakes,{HR}{/i}
 22{i}Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,{HR}And do my prophets no harm.{/i} (1 Chron. 16:7‑22)
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1 Chron. 25:3• 3{i}Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.{/i} (1 Chron. 25:3)
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1 Chron. 29:13,20• 13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee and praise thy glorious name.
 20{i}And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.{/i} (1 Chron. 29:13,20)
call.
Isa. 12:4• 4And in that day ye shall say,{HR}Give ye thanks to Jehovah;{HR}Call upon his name;{HR}Declare his doings among the peoples;{HR}Make mention that his name is exalted. (Isa. 12:4)
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Joel 2:32• 32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Jehovah hath said, and in the remnant whom Jehovah shall call. (Joel 2:32)
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Acts 9:14• 14and here he hath authority from the high priests to bind all that call on thy name. (Acts 9:14)
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Rom. 10:13• 13For everyone whosoever shall call on the name of [the] Lord shall be saved. (Rom. 10:13)
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1 Cor. 1:2• 2to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, c [persons] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours; (1 Cor. 1:2)
make known.
Psa. 89:1• 1An instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite.{HR}I will sing of the mercies of Jehovah forever,{HR}With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness [from] generation to generation. (Psa. 89:1)
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Psa. 96:3• 3Declare his glory among the nations,{HR}His wonders among all the peoples. (Psa. 96:3)
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Psa. 145:4‑6,11‑12• 4Generation to generation laudeth thy works,{HR}And thy mighty deeds they declare.
 5The majesty of the glory of thine honour,{HR}And the words of thy wonders, I will meditate.
 6And the strength of thy terrors they shall tell (say);{HR}And thy greatness, I will declare it.
 11They shall tell (say) the glory of thy kingdom,{HR}And speak of thy power,
 12To make known to the sons of men his mighty deeds,{HR}And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. (Psa. 145:4‑6,11‑12)
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Num. 23:23• 23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob,{HR}Neither is there any divination against Israel;{HR}According to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel,{HR}What hath God wrought! (Num. 23:23)
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Isa. 12:4• 4And in that day ye shall say,{HR}Give ye thanks to Jehovah;{HR}Call upon his name;{HR}Declare his doings among the peoples;{HR}Make mention that his name is exalted. (Isa. 12:4)
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Isa. 51:10• 10[Art] thou not he who dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over. (Isa. 51:10)
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Dan. 3:29• 29{i}Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.{/i} (Dan. 3:29)
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Dan. 4:1‑3• 1{i}Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.{/i}
 2{i}It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.{/i}
 3{i}How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.{/i} (Dan. 4:1‑3)
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Dan. 6:26‑27• 26{i}I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.{/i}
 27{i}He saveth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions.{/i} (Dan. 6:26‑27)
• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psa. 105 reviews the special dealings with Israel in past times. The present deliverance by judgment is also found here, but it is looked at as His faithfulness to His promise and grace. Here that is present manifestation of goodness, awakes the memory on all God's past ways. This is what He is, what He always was. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 102-106” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 1-7) The psalm opens with a call to Israel to give thanks to the Lord; to call upon His name, and to make known His deeds among the peoples. Thus restored Israel are to be a praising people, a dependent people and a witnessing people. (“Psalm 105” by H. Smith)
• PSALM 105 is Israel’s praise of Jehovah for His grace. It traces God’s ways with them in grace before the giving of the Law. Hence there is no mention of any failure on the part of Israel. (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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dGive ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.

JND Translation Notes

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With vers. 1-15 compare 1 Chron. 16.8-22

W. Kelly Translation

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Givea thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;{HR}Make known his acts among the peoples.

WK Translation Notes

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This Fourth Book closes with the next two psalms which are an evidently antithetical pair, each by a different route tending, and contributing, to the end of Jehovah, His mercy in saving Israel to His own praise.