This psalm of thanksgiving opens with declaration to praise God with whole heart and tell all His wondrous deeds, establishing thanksgiving as comprehensive response to divine action. The whole heart suggests complete emotional and spiritual engagement, making praise not perfunctory obligation but passionate expression. The announcement that the psalmist will tell God's wonders establishes the purpose of praise as proclamation to the community, making individual gratitude become public testimony. The opening establishes the psalm's fundamental conviction that God's mighty acts merit and require comprehensive human response.

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