Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalms 118:29
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalms 118 opens and closes with the same thought. But, this is not the bread of Psalm 118, it is the meat and subject of what lies between the two. The author wants to demonstrate throughout Psalm 118 God’s steadfast love. The author wants us to know that God is good. All goodness comes from God. Look how James said it to the early church:
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
God is good and gives good. He goes on to say that God’s goodness is seen in his steadfast love. A love that endures forever. To know that we are loved by a God who loves forever and steadfastly is a wonderful thought. This is why the writer tell us to “give thanks.” Our praise and thankfulness can be about many aspects of God and His character. In this psalm the writer wants us to not just recognize God’s steadfast love but to also react to it in praise and thankfulness.
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