Psalm 107

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Psalm 107 is a biblical hymn of thanksgiving that recounts various forms of human distress and God’s deliverance, calling people to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and saving help.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Psalm 107 canonical 2
Psalm 107:23–24 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm ⓘ
hymn of thanksgiving ⓘ
wisdom psalm ⓘ
associatedPractice personal devotion and prayer ⓘ
public thanksgiving to God ⓘ
bookDivision Fifth Book of Psalms ⓘ
bookDivisionRange Psalms 107–150 ⓘ
linked to: Psalms
canonicalStatus canonical scripture ⓘ
exhortation call to consider the lovingkindness of the LORD ⓘ
call to give thanks to the LORD ⓘ
exhortation call to praise the LORD for his goodness ⓘ
genreFeature didactic exhortation to consider the works of the LORD ⓘ
imagery darkness and shadow of death ⓘ
rivers turned into a wilderness ⓘ
stormy sea and waves ⓘ
wilderness and desert ⓘ
wilderness turned into standing water ⓘ
keyConcept hesed (steadfast love) ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ
readings related to deliverance and providence ⓘ
services of thanksgiving ⓘ
motif people in trouble crying to the LORD ⓘ
the LORD delivering those who cry to him ⓘ
narrativeUnit deliverance of prisoners from darkness and chains ⓘ
deliverance of sailors from a storm at sea ⓘ
deliverance of the sick and afflicted ⓘ
deliverance of wanderers in the desert ⓘ
openingWordsEnglish O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
positionInBookOfPsalms 107 ⓘ
refrain Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! ⓘ
refrainCount 4 ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
structureFeature repeated refrain after each deliverance story ⓘ
theme deliverance from distress ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ
human wandering and restoration ⓘ
praise of the LORD ⓘ
steadfast love of God ⓘ
thanksgiving ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis God hears those who cry out in trouble ⓘ
God reverses fortunes ⓘ
God’s care for the needy and oppressed ⓘ
God’s sovereignty over nature ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psalm 107:23 → partOf → Psalm 107 ⓘ
Psalm 107:24 → partOf → Psalm 107 ⓘ
Man at the Wheel statue → inspiredBy → Psalm 107:23–24 ⓘ
linked to: Psalm 107