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Psalm 105:1

Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
3Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Notice

The command to make God’s doings known carries gratitude beyond private prayer, toward other people who might hear what he has done.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!Both passages command thanks to the LORD, calling on his name, and declaring his doings among the peoples.
Psalm 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both command thanks to the LORD; Psalm 107 names his goodness and enduring loving kindness as reasons.
Romans 10:13For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”Both speak of calling on the Lord’s name; Romans adds the promise that whoever does so will be saved.
Psalm 106:1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both command thanks to the LORD, with Psalm 106 grounding that thanks in his goodness and enduring loving kindness.
Psalm 145:11–12They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,Both describe speech directed toward others about God: his doings in Psalm 105, his kingdom’s glory and power in Psalm 145.
1 Chronicles 16:34Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both command people to thank the LORD; Chronicles supplies his goodness and enduring loving kindness as the grounds.
Psalm 145:4–6One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.Both concern telling others about God’s works; Psalm 145 names one generation declaring his acts to another.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.Both join thanksgiving to attention to God’s name: the psalm commands calling on it, while Chronicles praises it.
Daniel 4:1–3Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.The shared thread is the peoples: the psalm sends news of God’s deeds among them, and Nebuchadnezzar addresses them.
Acts 9:14Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”Both mention calling on the Lord’s name; Acts describes the threat of imprisonment facing those who do so.
Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in …Both concern making God known among peoples; Daniel’s king adds a violent threat, whereas the psalm commands thanks and proclamation.
Joel 2:32It will happen that whoever will call on the LORD’s name shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the LORD has …Both speak of calling on the LORD’s name; Joel connects that calling with salvation and escape.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. answered prayer.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Tell a friend one reason you thank God

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Encouragement

You do not need an impressive story to speak of God’s deeds. The substance of this praise is what he has done; he deserves the thanks.

Now put it in your words.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).