시편 Chapter 107

Translation: ESV

1

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Key Message

God's goodness and eternal steadfast love are the basis of all saving history; giving thanks for this is the beginning of worship.

▸This verse opens Book V of the Psalter (Psalms 107-150), beginning with Israel's core confession of faith: 'he is good, his steadfast love endures forever.

This verse opens Book V of the Psalter (Psalms 107-150), beginning with Israel's core confession of faith: 'he is good, his steadfast love endures forever.' This confession becomes the theological foundation of the entire psalm, which introduces various experiences of salvation.

Related Verses

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
2

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble

Key Message

Those who have been saved have a responsibility to speak of and testify to their salvation experience.

▸This is a command for those who have been saved to testify of their experience.

6

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

Key Message

Crying out to God in the midst of suffering is the starting point of salvation; God responds to that cry.

▸In the situation of those lost in the wilderness, crying out to God becomes the channel of salvation.

8

Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

Key Message

Those who experience salvation must praise God for his steadfast love and wondrous works; this should become the repeated pattern of faith.

▸This is the refrain repeated after each salvation scene.

20

He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.

Key Message

God's word is not mere information but the power of healing and salvation.

▸God heals by 'sending his word.

43

Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

Key Message

Observing and understanding the patterns of God's steadfast love within life is true wisdom.

▸This is the conclusion of Psalm 107.