Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 107:21
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
21, 22. Let them give thanks to Jehovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to the sons of men:
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell of his works with glad singing.
Here and in Psa 107:32 the call to thanksgiving is amplified, instead of a reason for it being assigned as in Psa 107:9 ; Psa 107:16. Cp. Jer 33:11.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Oh that men… – See the notes at Psa 107:8. Who can help joining in this wish, that those who have been restored from sickness, who have been raised up from the borders of the grave, would praise God for it! Who can help wishing that they had the feelings of Hezekiah when he was saved from the sickness which threatened his life – saved by the direct and manifest interposition of God – when he said Isa 38:20, The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments, all the days of our life in the house of the Lord! Who can help wishing that people everywhere would see in such interpositions the proof of the benevolence of God, and would thank him that he has not forgotten guilty and suffering people!
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 21. O that men, &c.] The intercalary verse, or burden, as before.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
17-22. Whether the same or not,this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to whichsin brings its own punishment.
are afflictedliterally,”afflict themselves,” that is, bring on disease, denoted byloathing of food, and drawing
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,…. Both in restoring to bodily health, which is an instance of divine goodness; and in healing the diseases of the soul, or in the pardon of sin, which is according to the multitude of his mercies, and the riches of his grace.
And for his wonderful works to the children of men; bodily health is sometimes restored in a wonderful manner, when all means used are without success, and the prescriptions of doctors fail; and pardon of sin is a wonder of grace now, and will be to all eternity; and for these things praise ought to be given to the Lord, and they should be declared to men for his glory.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Psa 107:21 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
Ver. 21. Oh that men, &c. ] See Psa 107:8 .
And for his wonderful works
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 107:8, Psa 107:15, Psa 107:31, Psa 66:5, 2Ch 32:25, Luk 17:18
Reciprocal: Gen 24:52 – worshipped Exo 15:1 – Then Lev 7:12 – a thanksgiving Num 31:50 – an oblation 2Ch 20:26 – blessed Psa 50:14 – Offer Psa 92:1 – good Psa 95:1 – Come Psa 100:2 – Serve Psa 145:6 – I will declare thy greatness Psa 147:7 – General Isa 63:7 – mention Amo 5:22 – peace offerings Nah 1:15 – perform Mal 3:3 – an Luk 2:20 – General Luk 8:38 – saying Luk 18:43 – followed Act 2:11 – wonderful Act 12:17 – declared Eph 5:4 – but Col 1:12 – Giving Heb 13:15 – the sacrifice