| Psalm 107 | |
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| "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good" | |
_Fishermen%27s_Window,_St_Margaret%27s_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_913070.jpg) Verses 30-31 quoted in the window of St. Margaret's Church, Barking Abbey | |
| Other name |
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| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 107 | |
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| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 107 is the 107th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 106. In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus".[1] It is the first psalm of Book 5 of the Hebrew psalter.[2] Alexander Kirkpatrick notes that this psalm and the previous one, Psalm 106, "are closely connected together", arguing that "the division of the fourth and fifth books does not correspond to any difference of source or character, as is the case in the other books".[3] Psalm 107 is a song of thanksgiving to God, who has been merciful to his people and gathered all who were lost. It is beloved of mariners due to its reference to ships and the sea (v. 23).[4][5]
Psalm 107 is used in both Jewish and Christian liturgies. It has been paraphrased in hymns, and set to music, including George Dyson's Choral Symphony and Mendelssohn's Lobgesang.
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 106 (107) medievalist.net
- ^ Psalm 107: header to this psalm in the New King James Version
- ^ Kirkpatrick, A. (1906), Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Psalm 106, accessed 4 May 2022
- ^ Commentaires sur les psaumes, d’Hilaire de Poitiers, IVe siècle, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, 2008, collection sources chrétiennes n°515,
- ^ Commentaires sur les psaumes, of saint John Chrysostom.