“Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. This opening mirrors Psalm 105:1-2 but shifts theological emphasis from God's mighty acts to his intrinsic goodness and covenant love. The declaration that God's 'steadfast love endures forever' establishes the foundation for the confession that follows: God's commitment persists despite human failure. This verse sets up a stark contrast between God's unchanging fidelity and Israel's repeated unfaithfulness, the tension animating the entire psalm.
Church Fathers on Psalms 106:1
1. This Psalm also has the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongs to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this. And they assert, that all the Psalms bearing this title have Allelujah at the end, but not all at the beginning; so that they will not allow any Psalm which has not Allelujah at the end, to have it at the beginning; supposing that what seems to belong to the commencement, really belongs to the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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