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Psalms 118:29 — King James Version← Study notes

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.


Psalms 118:29Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 118:297 words
HebrewMeaning
הוֹד֣וּhwōdw
give thanksverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
לַ/יהוָ֣הlayhwāh
to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
כִּיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
ט֑וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
כִּ֖יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לְ/עוֹלָ֣םləʿwōlām
is for everpronH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
חַסְדּֽ/וֹḥasədwō
covenant loyalty hisnounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 118:29

1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 118 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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