Psalm 118:1
New International Version
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

New Living Translation
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

Berean Standard Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

New American Standard Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His mercy is everlasting.

NASB 1995
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

NASB 1977
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Legacy Standard Bible
Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Amplified Bible
O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Christian Standard Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.

American Standard Version
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Give thanks to LORD JEHOVAH, because he is good, and his mercies are to eternity!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

Contemporary English Version
Tell the LORD how thankful you are, because he is kind and always merciful.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

English Revised Version
O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good, and his love is eternal.

International Standard Version
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his gracious love is eternal.

JPS Tanakh 1917
O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Literal Standard Version
Give thanks to YHWH, | For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time.

Majority Standard Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

New American Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever.

NET Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

New Revised Standard Version
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

New Heart English Bible
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Young's Literal Translation
Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age is His kindness.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. 2Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:8
"Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

2 Chronicles 5:13
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: "For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever." And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

2 Chronicles 7:3
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: "For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever."

Ezra 3:11
And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: "For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever." Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

Psalm 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 100:5
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.


Treasury of Scripture

O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endures for ever.

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Psalm 118:29
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

Psalm 106:1
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Psalm 118
1. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5. The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God
19. Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed














(1-4) Comp. Psalm 115:9-13, where a similar choral arrangement is found.

Verse 1. - O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good because his mercy endureth for ever (comp. Psalm 106:1, and the comment ad loc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Give thanks
הוֹד֣וּ (hō·w·ḏū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He is good;
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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