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Psalm 7:17

I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
17I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
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Notice

Thanksgiving follows the picture of violence returning on its maker, so the closing song carries the weight of justice and names God’s righteousness as its reason.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.Both verses express a resolve to sing praise to God’s name and address him as Most High.
Psalm 9:1For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous …Both declare an intention to thank the LORD, with Psalm 7 naming his righteousness and Psalm 9 recounting his marvelous works.
Psalm 98:2The LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.God’s righteousness is the shared thread: Psalm 7 thanks him for it, while Psalm 98 says he has shown it to the nations.
Psalm 71:15–16My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.Both connect God’s righteousness with spoken or sung response: thanksgiving and praise in Psalm 7, telling of his righteousness in Psalm 71.
Acts 7:48However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,Both name God as Most High; Acts addresses his relation to human temples, while Psalm 7 directs praise to his name.
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 passages praise the Most High, with Psalm 7 naming his righteousness and Nebuchadnezzar honoring his everlasting dominion.
Daniel 4:25You will be driven from men and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You will be made to eat grass as oxen, and will be wet with the dew of …The shared title is Most High: Psalm 7 praises his name, while Daniel declares his rule over human kingdoms.
Daniel 4:17“‘The sentence is by the decree of the watchers and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in …Both use the name Most High; Daniel describes his authority over rulers, while Psalm 7 expresses thanks according to his righteousness.
Genesis 14:18Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.Both identify God as Most High, the one praised in Psalm 7 and served by Melchizedek as priest in Genesis.
Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of …Both name the Most High, with Deuteronomy describing his ordering of nations and Psalm 7 offering praise to his name.
Daniel 5:18“To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.The title Most High links these texts: Psalm 7 offers him praise, and Daniel identifies him as the giver of Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude. injustice and anger.

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One step

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Sing a short song praising God’s righteousness

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Encouragement

Praise here has room for a clear view of violence and its consequences. The song’s reason for thanks is God’s righteousness; its praise belongs to YHWH Most High.

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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).