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Psalm 108:3

I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

1A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
2Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.
3I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
4For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.
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Thanksgiving has a public setting here: David addresses YHWH while singing among nations and peoples, beyond the bounds of a private prayer.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.Both passages extend worship across nations: David sings among them, and Psalm 22 speaks of their turning to the LORD.
Psalm 22:22I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.Both verses pledge praise to God among other people, with brothers and an assembly named in Psalm 22.
Psalm 111:1Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.Both verses pledge thanks to the LORD in the presence of others, whether among nations or within the congregation.
Zephaniah 3:14Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.Both passages speak of singing: David pledges his song to the LORD, while Zion is urged to rejoice.
Psalm 117:1Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!Both name nations and peoples in connection with praise: David sings among them, while Psalm 117 tells them to praise the LORD.
Zephaniah 3:20At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you; for I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore …Both passages speak of praise among the peoples, though the psalm praises God and Zephaniah promises honor for God’s people.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Praise among the peoples still has God as its center; the song’s next words ground that praise in his great loving kindness and faithfulness.

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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).