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Psalm 118:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 118 · verse 1
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.Psalm 118:1 · King James Version
What Psalm 118:1 means
Two reasons are given and they are different. He is good is about who he is; his mercy endureth for ever is about how long it lasts. The line opens and closes the psalm, and this psalm belongs to the group traditionally sung at Passover.
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Psalm 118:1 in context
1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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Key words (Strong's)
- thanksyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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It appears here, as often as elsewhere, that David had his heart full of the goodness of God. He loved to think of it, loved to speak of it, and was very solicitous that God might have the praise of it and others the comfort of it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-18