Psalm 105:45

Translations

Modern

…that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

Traditional

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

Literal

…that they may keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelu YAH!

Latin

…ut custodiant justificationes ejus, et legem ejus requirant.

Original

Hebrew

English

…that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

Notes

Psalms 105:45

The Lord planned for Israel to show who he is by obeying him. Israel was to be his example among the nations.

Psalms 105:42–45

The story of redemption is also the story of the Lord’s faithfulness.

Psalms 105:37–45

The exodus and the conquest of Canaan fulfilled God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Psalm 105:9–10). Unlike Psalm 78, the poet describes the Lord's goodness without mentioning Israel's history of rebellion (compare Psalm 106).

Psalms 105:1–45

This hymn praises the Lord’s faithfulness to Abraham and his descendants in all their journeys:
- from Ur to Canaan (Psalm 105:12),
- to Egypt (Psalm 105:17, 23),
- through the wilderness (Psalm 105:37, 41), and
- back to Canaan (Psalm 105:44).
These events fulfilled the Lord's promise to Abraham (Psalm 105:9, 42), which was the basis for Israel’s very existence. Joseph, whose suffering turned into glory, serves as a model of encouragement for Israel (Psalm 105:16–25).
Psalm 105:1–15 (along with 96; 106:1, 47–48) is included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16.

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Covenant with Abraham

Related verses

Deuteronomy 4:40
Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Ephesians 2:8–10
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Deuteronomy 4:1
Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Psalm 106:1
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Revelation 19:3–4
And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
Deuteronomy 6:21–25
…then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
Deuteronomy 5:33–6:2
You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Ezekiel 36:24–28
For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
Psalm 150:1
Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Parallels

1 Chronicles 16:7–22

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

David Exodus, the Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

God: Providence of Thankfulness: Enjoined

Psalm 105:45

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