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Psalm 107:22
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
20He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
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Thanksgiving takes the form of offerings and song here, as people rescued by God are told to make his deeds known.
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Psalm 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.Both passages speak of sacrifices offered to God; Psalm 51 names a broken spirit, while Psalm 107 names thanksgiving.
Psalm 118:17I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.Both passages connect life preserved from death with declaring what the Lord has done.
Psalm 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.Both passages join singing praise to the Lord with declaring his deeds.
Psalm 27:6Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.Both passages join sacrifices with singing to the Lord, naming thanksgiving in Psalm 107 and joy in Psalm 27.
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 …Both passages describe thanksgiving brought to God and voiced aloud in praise.
Colossians 3:15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.Both passages urge thankfulness, though Psalm 107 specifies sacrifices and singing while Colossians speaks of peace in one body.
Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Both passages direct thanksgiving to God as part of spoken or sung worship.
Hebrews 13:15Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.Both passages link sacrifice with voiced praise to God, through singing in Psalm 107 and proclaiming allegiance in Hebrews.
Jonah 2:9But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”Both passages join sacrifice with thanksgiving expressed through the voice.
Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.Both passages describe sacrifices offered to the Lord, though Jonah names fear and vows rather than thanksgiving and singing.
Leviticus 22:29“When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.Both passages name a sacrifice of thanksgiving offered to the Lord.
Leviticus 7:12If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with …Both passages name thanksgiving sacrifices; Leviticus specifies the bread accompanying the offering, while Psalm 107 adds singing about God's deeds.
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Gratitude. answered prayer. praise and worship.
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The song follows God's rescue from death in the preceding lines. Thanksgiving has something to tell: the Lord has acted to save.
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