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Psalm 107:15 KJV
Psalms · chapter 107 · verse 15
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!Psalm 107:15 · King James Version
Psalm 107:15 in context
13Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- goodnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- praiseyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- workspâlâʼproperly, perhaps to separateH6381 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We are to take notice of the goodness of God towards prisoners and captives. Observe, 1. A description of this affliction. Prisoners are said to sit in darkness (Psa 107:10), in dark dungeons, close prisons, which intimates that they are desolate and disconsolate;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-16