Psalms 107 · Verse 43

Psalms 107:43

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Psalms 107:43, King James Version

Psalms 107:43 in other translations

BSBLet him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
WEBWhoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.
ASVWhoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
YLTWho is wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
DARBYWhoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
BBELet the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
WebsterWhoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.

What does Psalms 107:43 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:42-43

42-43. In this providential government, good men will rejoice, and the cavils of the wicked will be stopped (Job 5:16; Is 52:15), and all who take right views will appreciate God's unfailing mercy and unbounded love.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 Whoso is wise - That is, He that is wise, he that fears God, and regards the operation of his hand will observe - lay up and keep, these things. He will hide them in his heart, that he sin not against Jehovah. He will encourage himself in the Lord, because he finds that he is a never-failing spring of goodness to the righteous. They shall understand the lovinq-kindness of the Lord - חסדי יהוה chasdey Yehovah, the exuberant goodness of Jehovah. This is his peculiar and most prominent characteristic among men; for "judgment is his strange work." What a wonderful discourse on Divine Providence, and God's management of the world, does this inimitable Psalm contain! The ignorant cannot read it without profit; and by the study of it, the wise man will become yet wiser.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:33-43

What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explain this. If we look abroad in the world, we see many greatly increase, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. God has many…

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Psalms 107:43 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִי\־mi-who?H4310
חָכָ֥םcha.Kham[is] wiseH2450
וְיִשְׁמָר\־ve.yish.mor-and let him observeH8104
אֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428
וְ֝יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּve.yit.bo.Nuand let them consider carefullyH995
חַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.Dei[the] covenant loyalti<es> ofH2617
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 107:43

  • Hosea 14:9

    Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Psalms 64:9

    And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

  • Jeremiah 9:12

    Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?

  • Ephesians 3:18-19

    May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

  • Daniel 10:12

    Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

  • Jeremiah 9:24

    But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

  • Psalms 50:23

    Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

  • Psalms 28:5

    Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

  • Isaiah 5:12

    And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
is wise.
28:5; 64:9; Isa 5:12; Jer 9:12; Da 10:12; Ho 14:9
they shall understand.
50:23; Jer 9:24; Eph 3:18,19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 107:42

    The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • Psalms 107:43

    Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

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Psalms 107:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Quién es sabio y guardará estas cosas, y entenderá las misericordias de Jehová?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui est sage prendra garde à ces choses, et comprendra les bontés de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer weise ist, der wird dieses beachten, und verstehen werden sie die Gütigkeiten Jehovas.