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Give thanksהוֹדוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהforכִּיhe is good,טוֹבforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
1 Chronicles 16:34
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1 Chronicles 16:34, word by word
- Give thanksהוֹדוּhodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- he is goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Parallel passages
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Thanksgiving psalm: Psalm 106
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1 Chronicles 16:34-36
34Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever. 35And say, ‘Save us, Elohim of our salvation; gather us and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise.’ 36Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, from eternity to eternity.” And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised YHWH.
1Praise Yah. Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
47Save us, YHWH our Elohim, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise. 48Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, from eternity to eternity. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah.
The context
33Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before YHWH, for he comes to judge the earth.
34 · This verse (above)
35And say, ‘Save us, Elohim of our salvation; gather us and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise.’