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Psalms 107:21

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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יוֹד֣וּyodvcastיָדָהverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cast”, a wish or indirect commandH3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).לַיהוָ֣הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).חַסְדּ֑וֹchasdvokindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוvenifleotayvand separateפָּלָאconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and separate”, a verb used as a describing wordH6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderfulaccomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things,…לִבְנֵ֥יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Young’s Literal Translation

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

World English Bible

Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Darby Translation

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξομολογησάσθωσαν τῷ Κυρίῳ τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων·