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Psalm 107:8
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
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“Let them praise” follows a cry for help and a rescue, turning attention from the relief of being delivered to YHWH whose kindness brought help.
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Psalm 107:31Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!Both verses repeat the same call to praise the LORD for his loving kindness and wonderful deeds toward people.
Psalm 147:1Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.Both urge praise to the LORD, with Psalm 147 describing that praise as good, pleasant, and fitting.
Daniel 4:2–3It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.Both connect a spoken response to God's wonderful works: the psalm urges praise, and Daniel records a declaration of wonders received.
Psalm 107:15Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!The identical words repeat the call to praise, naming the LORD’s loving kindness and his wonderful deeds as reasons.
Psalm 78:4We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.Both join the LORD’s praise with his wondrous deeds, and Psalm 78 stresses telling those deeds to the next generation.
Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!The connection is limited: both urge a response, but Deuteronomy seeks understanding of life's end while the psalm seeks praise.
Daniel 6:27He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”Both speak of God's wonderful deeds for people, with Daniel naming rescue from the lions as a specific deed.
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 connect praise to what the LORD has done, with Exodus naming his victory over horse and rider.
Isaiah 48:18Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.The shared concern is good for God's people; Isaiah laments forfeited peace, while the psalm praises kindness shown.
Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the loving kindnesses of the LORD and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has given to us, and the great goodness toward the …Both link praise of the LORD with his loving kindness and the good he has given to people.
Exodus 3:3Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”Both concern something wonderful, though Moses turns to examine an unburned bush and the psalm urges praise for the LORD’s deeds.
Deuteronomy 5:29Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children …Both concern the LORD’s goodness toward people, though Deuteronomy expresses his desire for their obedience and welfare rather than recounting deeds.
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Gratitude. answered prayer. praise and worship.
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The people urged to praise have known distress. Their thanks has a history: YHWH heard their cry and showed his loving kindness through the help he gave.
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