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Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever.
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A Purposeful Bookend of Praise
Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Gill highlight that Psalm 118 begins and ends with the same call to thanksgiving. This isn't mere repetition but a deliberate literary structure. The entire psalm, filled with accounts of God's deliverance, serves as the evidence for this concluding declaration. The journey through the psalm builds the case for why God is good and why His love endures forever.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O give thanks unto the Lord ... - The psalm closes, as it began, with an exhortation to praise God. In the beginning of the psalm, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O give thanks to the Lord, for [he is] good And thus the psalm ends as it began; there having been given many instan…
Those who saw Christ's day from such a great distance found reason to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy in verses 22 and 23 may refer to Da…
