Psalms 107:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם

Transliteration

yôdû to-YHWH ḥasdô and-niplᵊʾôtāyw to-bᵊnê ʾādām

Grammar Details

• *yôdû*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural jussive - let them give thanks
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name with prefixed preposition lamed - to Yahweh
• *ḥasdô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness
• *niplᵊʾôtāyw*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - and his wonderful deeds
• *bᵊnê*: noun, masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to sons of
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - mankind/humanity

Word Meanings

• *yôdû*: let them give thanks/praise/acknowledge
• *ḥasdô*: his lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love/covenant loyalty
• *niplᵊʾôtāyw*: his wonderful deeds/marvelous works/miracles
• *bᵊnê*: sons of/children of
• *ʾādām*: mankind/humanity/man

Referenced Verses

• Ps 107:15 : 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
• Ps 107:21 : 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
• Ps 107:31 : 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
• Ps 111:4 : 4 He does amazing things that will be remembered; the LORD is merciful and compassionate.
• Ps 147:1 : 1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!
• Isa 48:18 : 18 If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
• Isa 63:7 : 7 A Prayer for Divine Intervention I will tell of the faithful acts of the LORD, of the LORD’s praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the LORD did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.
• Dan 4:2-3 : 2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. 3 “How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”
• Dan 6:27 : 27 He rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”
• Deut 5:29 : 29 If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
• Deut 32:29 : 29 I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”
• Ps 34:3 : 3 Magnify the LORD with me! Let’s praise his name together!
• Ps 40:5 : 5 O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
• Ps 78:4 : 4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
• Ps 81:13-16 : 13 If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands! 14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries.” 15 (May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!) 16 “I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs.”
• Ps 92:1-2 : 1 A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High! 2 It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night,