Psalms 118:29
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:29 in other translations
| BSB | Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
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| WEB | Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
| ASV | Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. |
| YLT | Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, is His kindness! |
| DARBY | Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. |
| BBE | O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. |
| Webster | O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
What does Psalms 118:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:27-29
27-29. showed us light--or favor (Psa 27:1; 97:11). With the sacrificial victim brought bound to the altar is united the more spiritual offering of praise (Psa 50:14, 23), expressed in the terms with which the Psalm opened.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:19-29
Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is…
Psalms 118:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 118:29
- Ezra 3:11
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
- Psalms 118:1
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
- Isaiah 63:7
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 118:28
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
- Psalms 118:29
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Alabad á Jehová porque es bueno; porque para siempre es su misericordia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Célébrez l’ Éternel! car il est bon, car sa bonté demeure à toujours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Preiset Jehova! denn er ist gut, denn seine Güte währt ewiglich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Viam iniquitatis amove a me, et de lege tua miserere mei. |