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Psalm 106:1

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?
3Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
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Notice

“For” appears twice, giving praise and thanks a firm basis in YHWH’s goodness and in kindness that has no end.

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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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Psalm 100:5For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.Both psalms name the LORD’s goodness and declare that his loving kindness endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both passages urge thanks to the LORD on the same grounds: his goodness and his enduring loving kindness.
Psalm 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both psalms use the same words to ground thanksgiving in the LORD’s goodness and loving kindness that endures forever.
Ezra 3:11They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people …Ezra records people singing the same reasons for thanks, the LORD’s goodness and enduring loving kindness, when the temple foundation was laid.
Psalm 136:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both verses command thanksgiving and give the same reason: the LORD is good, and his loving kindness endures forever.
1 Thessalonians 5:18In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.Both passages command thanksgiving; the psalm grounds it in God’s character, while Thessalonians describes it as God’s will in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 105:1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.Both verses begin with thanks to the LORD; Psalm 105 also urges calling on his name and making his deeds known.
2 Chronicles 20:21When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and …The singers before the army use the same words of thanksgiving for the LORD’s loving kindness that endures forever.
Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of …Jeremiah’s voices of joy repeat the psalm’s reasons for thanksgiving: the LORD is good, and his loving kindness endures forever.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;Both passages voice praise to God; the psalm names his goodness, while Revelation names salvation, power, and glory.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.Both passages join thanks with praise, directing both toward God.
Romans 5:20–21The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,The link is broad: the psalm celebrates enduring loving kindness, while Romans describes grace abounding where sin abounded.
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Gratitude. praise and worship. an ordinary day.

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Thank YHWH for one sign of his goodness

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Encouragement

The verse gives you a reason for thanks that lasts beyond any single gift: YHWH is good, and his loving kindness endures forever.

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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).