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Psalm 107:15
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
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Praise follows broken chains in this passage, giving gratitude a concrete reason: YHWH’s loving kindness has reached people who cried out in their distress.
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Psalm 107:8Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!Both verses repeat the same call to praise the LORD for his loving kindness and wonderful deeds toward people.
Psalm 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both passages urge praise to the LORD, with Psalm 95 expressing that praise through singing and shouting.
Psalm 66:2Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!Both passages direct praise toward God, honoring his name in Psalm 66 and his kindness and deeds in Psalm 107.
Psalm 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High,Both passages commend praise to the LORD, with Psalm 92 naming thanksgiving and song as good responses to him.
Genesis 13:4to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on the LORD’s name.Both texts describe turning toward the LORD, though Genesis records Abram calling on his name without specifying praise for wonderful deeds.
Daniel 4:34At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and …Both connect praise with God’s action toward people: deliverance in the psalm’s setting and restored understanding in Nebuchadnezzar’s account.
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.Both connect praise to what God has done, with the shepherds praising him for what they heard and saw.
Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”Both passages make God’s works the subject of human speech, naming his deeds as wonderful or mighty.
Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse …Both passages connect praise with rescue, though Exodus names the violent defeat of horse and rider in the sea.
Numbers 31:50We have brought the LORD’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our …The shared thread is an act directed toward the LORD; Numbers describes an offering for atonement, while the psalm urges praise.
Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!The connection is limited: Deuteronomy urges understanding of people’s latter end, while the psalm urges praise for God’s kindness toward people.
Job 36:24“Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.Both passages urge people to honor God for his work, with Job pointing to deeds already celebrated in song.
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The trouble described here was real, and the praise remembers it. Those freed from darkness have reason to thank YHWH: his loving kindness took shape in deeds.
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