King James Version
Psalms 107:31 in the King James Version says “Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”
Psalms 107:31 · KJV
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Oh that men would praise”
H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
“for his goodness”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“and for his wonderful works”
H6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e., distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
“to the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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