Psalm 106:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 106:1-5

We are here taught, I. To bless God (Ps. 106:1, 2): Praise you the Lord, that is, 1. Give him thanks for his goodness, the manifestation of it to us, and the many instances of it. He is good and his mercy endures for ever; let us therefore own our obligations to him and make him a return of our best affections and services. 2. Give him the glory of his greatness, his mighty acts, proofs of his almighty power, wherein he has done great things, and such as would be opposed. Who can utter these?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:1

Praise ye the Lord ,.... Or "hallelujah"; which, according to the Arabic version, is the title of the psalm; and so it stands in the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions. Several psalms following begin in like manner; it begins as the former ended, and ends as it begins; praise being due to God at all times, and on all occasions. O give thanks unto the Lord : always, for all things, temporal and spiritual, since not worthy of any: or, confess unto the Lord F8 הודו ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:1

Praise ye the Lord - This, which is a sort of title, is wanting in several MSS., and in the Syriac Version. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good - Ye who live by his bounty should praise his mercy. God is the good Being, and of all kinds of good he is the Author and Dispenser. That the term God among our Anglo-Saxon ancestors, expressed both the Supreme Being and good or goodness, is evident from the Anglo-Saxon version of this clause: "Confess Lord for that God, (or good), for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:1

Verse 1 1.Praise ye Jehovah This exhortation supplies the want of a title; not that the psalm contains nothing else than thanksgiving and praise to God, but that the people, from the experience of past favors, may obtain the assurance of reconciliation; and thus entertain the hope that God, although at present offended, would soon be pacified towards them. In celebrating the praises of God, therefore, he orders them to call to mind such things as would have a tendency to assuage their grief on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:1

Praise ye the Lord (comp. Psalms 104:35 ; Psalms 105:45 ). O give thanks unto the Lord (so in Psalms 105:1 ). Even in their greatest afflictions, the Israelites were bound to give God thanks. His mercies always exceeded his punishments. For he is good (see the comment on Psalms 100:5 ). For his mercy eudureth forever. According to Chronicles, this phrase was used at the dedication of David's tabernacle ( 1 Chronicles 16:34 , 1 Chronicles 16:41 ), and again at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:1

Goodness is graciousness. "For he is gracious" (Prayer book Version). The term which the Authorized Version and Revised Version render "good," the Prayer book renders "gracious;" and so is suggested what is perfectly true when applied to God, that goodness is graciousness. The goodness of God dwelt on in this psalm is his patience and long suffering gentleness with his most trying and wilful people. Psalms 105:1-45 treated Israel chiefly as the passive recipient of Divine favour. Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:1-5

The spirit of godliness. This, under all dispensations, is— I. THE SPIRIT OF THANKFULNESS . ( Psalms 106:1 .) The godly man is he in whose mouth the praise of the Lord is found continually, because the spirit of gratitude is deep in his heart. II. THE SPIRIT OF TRUSTFULNESS . ( Psalms 106:1 .) "His mercy endureth forever." To what the past has witnessed the future will testify. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow," etc. ( Psalms 23:1-6 .). III. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:1-48

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:1-48

The nevertheless of God's mercy. This is actually expressed in Psalms 106:44 , but it is the theme of the whole psalm. Note concerning it— I. IT IMPLIES PREVIOUS AND TERRIBLE PROVOCATION . And, indeed, there had been such: 1 . In sins actually committed. What a catalogue of them the psalm contains! Sin at the very beginning ( Psalms 106:7 ). The former psalm reviewed the history of God's people as a subject for adoring praise, because of God's never-failing... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 106:1

Praise ye the Lord - Margin, “Hallelu-jah.” The two Hebrew words mean, “praise ye the Lord.” They are the same words with which the previous psalm closes, and are here designed to indicate the general duty illustrated in the psalm.O give thanks unto the Lord - See the notes at Psalms 105:1.For he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever - See Psalms 100:5, note; Psalms 107:1, note; where the language in the Hebrew is the same. read more

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