King James Version
What Does Psalms 107:15 Mean?
“Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”
Context
13
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(15) **Oh that . . .**—The subject is the participle in Psalm 107:10, “such as sit,” a fact which bears upon the proper subject in Psalm 107:8.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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