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Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
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Praise is Specific
Commentators explain that giving thanks isn't just a general feeling. It's a direct response to God's specific actions. The psalmist calls Israel to remember God's mighty deeds in their history, particularly their deliverance and their special covenant relationship. Our worship is deepened when we recall and declare the specific things God has done for His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O give thanks unto the Lord - The design here is to show that thanks should be given to the Lord in view of His dealings with His p…
19th Century
Anglican
Call upon his name. —Literally, on (or, with) his name (compare Psalms 105:3, glory in), with …
16th Century
Protestant
Praise you Jehovah, etc. The object of these opening words simply is that the offspring of Abraham should place all their blessedness in t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O give thanks unto the Lord These are the words of David, either to the singers, or rather to the whole congregation…
Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir ourselves up to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to …
