Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 1. O give thanks ] Here is a duty prescribed; and the reasons of it are immediately laid down. 1. He is good. This is his nature. 2. His mercy endureth for ever. This is the stream that flows from the fountain of his goodness.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-9 - In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, an perhaps that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in thos countries are also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the hapless traveller, when crossing the trackles sands, exposed to the burning rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from the bondage of Satan; who pas through the world as a dangerous and dreary wilderness, often ready to faint through troubles, fears, and temptations. Those who hunger an thirst after righteousness, after God, and communion with him, shall be filled with the goodness of his house, both in grace and glory.
Original Hebrew הדו3034 ליהוה3068 כי3588 טוב2896 כי3588 לעולם5769 חסדו׃2617
