Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 107:22
Sacrifices of thanksgiving; either properly so called; or praises and thanksgivings to God, which in Scripture are called sacrifices, because they are no less acceptable to God than costly sacrifices.
Sacrifices of thanksgiving; either properly so called; or praises and thanksgivings to God, which in Scripture are called sacrifices, because they are no less acceptable to God than costly sacrifices.
Verse Psalms 107:22. _AND LET THEM SACRIFICE_] For their _healing_ they should bring a _sacrifice_; and they should offer the _life_ of the innocent animal unto God, as he has spared their _lives_; a...
AND LET THEM SACRIFICE - As in the cases before Psalms 107:9, Psalms 107:16, this is connected with the preceding part of the psalm, or is a “continuation” of the thought which had been interrupted by...
THE DEUTERONOMY SECTION: BOOK FIVE: PSALM 107-150 The final section of the book of Psalms, the fifth, is just like Deuteronomy. It shows God's ways with Israel, the end of these ways in deliverance n...
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f.,...
THE PSALMS BOOK THE FIFTH[474] [474] See Table II., _ante._ PSALMS 107 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Examples of Men's Straits, leading to Prayer; and of Jehovah's Deliverance, calling for Praise. ANALYSIS...
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. AND LET THEM SACRIFICE THE SACRIFICES OF THANKSGIVING. This was done at the first feast of tabernacles,...
107:22 offer (b-4) _ Zavach_ , lit. 'sacrifice,' as Psalms 4:5 ; Psalms 27:6 ; Psalms 50:14 ,Psalms 50:23 , &c. thanksgiving,...
BOOK 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. The contents of these Pss. are a surer guide to the per...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ INTRODUCTION Here are some of the things that you should know as you read the psalms in this book. 1. At the top of each psalm (say it "sarm") is a title in DARK...
(17-22) The sick....
וְ֭ יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵ֣י תֹודָ֑ה וִֽ יסַפְּר֖וּ...
Psalms 107:1 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:41 has h...
“HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP” Psalms 107:17 Sickness yields the third type of suffering. Emphasis is laid on the cause of the suffering, which in the view of the writer is transgression and sin. We shall...
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of t...
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of (k) thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. (k) Praise and confession of God's benefits are the true sacrifices of the godly....
Under another similitude, the Psalmist here sets forth the miseries of our fallen nature, in order to display the benignity and compassion of Heaven in our recovery. When sin entered into the world, s...
_And let them sacrifice _This clause is subjoined by way of explanation, the more strongly to express how God is robbed of his due, if in the matter of sacrifice his providence be not recognised. Even...
BOOK 5 - PSALMS 107-150 In the fifth Book the people are looked at as brought back, and a general survey of God's ways taken, with a kind of divine commentary on it all, ending, as all His ways surel...
AND LET THEM SACRIFICE THE SACRIFICES OF THANKSGIVING,.... Not legal sacrifices, but spiritual and evangelical ones, the sacrifices of praise and thankfulness which God has enjoined are well pleasing...
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Ver. 22. _And let them sacrifice, &c._] If they have escaped sickness, let them offer a passover; and if t...
_Fools_ That is, wicked men whom he calls _fools_, because through their own sin and folly they wrong themselves, and act against their own interest; not only their spiritual, but their secular intere...
The next section treats of those who foolishly bring misery upon themselves by willful indulgence in sin....
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, in seeking most earnestly to be united with Jehovah in the fellowship of faith and love, AND DECLARE HIS WORKS WITH REJOICING, proclaiming the fa...
REJOICING: _ Heb._ singing...
17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their f...
Psalms 107:22 sacrifice H2076 (H8799) sacrifices H2077 thanksgiving H8426 declare H5608 (H8762) works H4639 rejoicing...
The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe the different forms of his mercy. He views the chosen people as travelers, captives, sick men, and seamen, and in each of these classes...
Psalms 107:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever._ Because we are sinners God's goodness takes the form of mercy. Mercy this was what we wanted; therefore,...
Psalms 107:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever._ In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that the psalmist here exhorts the redeemed, in praising God...
CONTENTS: God's wisdom, power and goodness celebrated. Man's deplorable forgetfulness of His mercies. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Those who have no special matter for praise may furnish t...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the music. The character of the composition, though diver...
_O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever._ MEN AND MERCY I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all distressed travellers, captives, in...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 107:1. With this psalm the members of the community call one another to give thanks for God’s enduring “steadfast love.” He has shown this to the people as a whole but also...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 107:17 SOME of the exiles WERE FOOLS THROUGH THEIR SINFUL WAYS. Their own folly, which resulted from their turning away from God, brought on their affliction
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2. But the Psalm as a...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity (Psalms 107:1), and then for other deliverances (Psalms 107:4), passing into a general account of God's provident...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 107:1-43. The hundred and seventh psalm begins with an exhortation to us to Give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 107:1), And the basis for the thanksgiving is His...
1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 13:15; Isaiah 12:4; Leviticus 7:12;...