Psalm 106:43

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Modern

Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Traditional

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Literal

Many times He delivered them, and they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

Latin

…sæpe liberavit eos. Ipsi autem exacerbaverunt eum in consilio suo, et humiliati sunt in iniquitatibus suis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Notes

Psalms 106:43–44

When Israel fell, the destruction was not complete. The Lord had compassion on his people and left a remnant (a small group of people who remained).

Psalms 106:40–46

The psalmist again talks about the Babylonian exile (Psalm 106:26–27). The Lord judged Israel harshly, but he also restrained his anger, remembering the covenant he had made with Abraham.

Psalms 106:1–48

The Israelite community in exile confessed the Lord’s goodness and justice and their own past sins. From their humble state in exile, they asked for redemption and restoration. They hoped to be gathered back from all the places the Lord had scattered them in his anger.
The psalm ends with a memory of the Lord’s past mercy and hope for renewed mercy (Psalm 106:44–48). Israel failed, but the Lord remains constant.
Verses 1, 47–48 (along with Psalms 96; 105:1–15) are included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16:1–43.

Theme notes and profiles

David God Works through Prayer God’s Anger

Related verses

Judges 2:16–18
Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
Psalm 81:12
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
1 Samuel 12:9–11
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
Psalm 106:29
So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
Judges 5:8
When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
Judges 6:5
For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.
1 Samuel 13:19
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

Glossary

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Afflictions and Adversities: Design of Afflictions and Adversities: Tempered with Mercy Afflictions: Tempered with Mercy Chastisement: from God God: Mercy of Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Constant Goodness and Mercy of God to Them During National Sins: Punishment For, Averted on Repentance Righteousness: The Wicked Though Favoured, Will not Learn The Anger of God is Averted Upon Confession of Sin and Repentance Wicked (People): Punishment of

Psalm 106:43

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