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Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
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A Direct Response to Rescue
Commentators emphasize that this call to praise is the direct and immediate response to the rescue described in the previous verses. Those who were prisoners in 'darkness and the shadow of death' (v. 14) are now called to thank God specifically for their liberation. Gratitude is the natural result of experiencing God's direct intervention.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Oh that men would praise ... - See the notes at (Psalms 107:8). The idea here is that the things just referred to s…
19th Century
Anglican
Oh that ... —The subject is the participle in Psalm 107:10, such as sit, a fact which bears upon the proper subj…
Baptist
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness Or, "confess to the Lord his goodness or grace", or "mercy" F…
This description of prisoners and captives suggests that they are desolate and sorrowful. In eastern prisons, captives were and are treated with mu…
