Psalms — Chapter 106

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Psalms 106:1 ^R^TPraise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Ps 105:45

Hallelujah

Psalms 106:2 Who can ^Rutter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?

Ps 40:5; Ps 139:17-18

Psalms 106:3 ^RBlessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Ps 1:1-3; Ps 84:11-12

Psalms 106:4 ^RRemember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

Ps 25:7; Ps 119:132

Psalms 106:5 That I ^Rmay see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

Ps 105:6,43; Deut 7:6

Psalms 106:6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Psalms 106:7 ^ROur fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

Deut 29:4; Deut 32:28-29

Psalms 106:8 Nevertheless ^Rhe saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

Ps 143:11; Num 14:13-16

Psalms 106:9 ^RHe rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

Ps 18:15; Ps 66:6

Psalms 106:10 ^RAnd he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

Exod 14:30; Exod 15:9-10

Psalms 106:11 ^RAnd the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

Ps 78:53; Exod 14:13,27-28

Psalms 106:12 ^RThen believed they his words; they sang his praise.

Exod 14:31; Exod 15:1-21

Psalms 106:13 ^R^TThey soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Ps 78:11; Exod 15:17,24

They made haste, they forgat

Psalms 106:14 ^RBut ^Tlusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Ps 78:18,30; Num 11:4,33-34

lusted a lust

Psalms 106:15 And ^Rhe gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

Ps 78:29-31; Num 11:31-34

Psalms 106:16 They ^Renvied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

Num 16:1,3-50

Psalms 106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.

Psalms 106:18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

Psalms 106:19 ^RThey made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

Exod 32:4-8,35; Deut 9:12-16,21

Psalms 106:20 ^RThus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Ps 89:17; Jer 2:11

Psalms 106:21 They ^Rforgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

Ps 106:13; Ps 78:11-12,42-51

Psalms 106:22 ^RWondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

Ps 78:51; Ps 105:23,27-36

Psalms 106:23 Therefore ^Rhe said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

Exod 32:10-11,32; Deut 9:13-14,19,25

Psalms 106:24 Yea, ^Rthey despised ^Tthe pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Gen 25:34; Num 13:32

a land of desire

Psalms 106:25 But ^Rmurmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

Num 14:1-4,27-29; Deut 1:26-27

Psalms 106:26 ^RTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, ^Tto overthrow them in the wilderness:

Ps 95:11; Num 14:28-35

to make them fall

Psalms 106:27 ^TTo overthrow their seed also among the nations, and ^Rto scatter them in the lands.

Ps 44:11; Lev 26:33

To make them fall

Psalms 106:28 They ^Rjoined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Num 25:1-3,5; Num 31:16

Psalms 106:29 Thus they provoked him to anger ^Rwith their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

Ps 106:39; Ps 99:8

Psalms 106:30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

Psalms 106:31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

Psalms 106:32 They ^Rangered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Ps 78:40; Ps 81:7

Psalms 106:33 ^RBecause they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Num 20:10-11

Psalms 106:34 They ^Rdid not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

Josh 15:63; Josh 16:10

Psalms 106:35 ^RBut were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

Josh 15:63; Judg 1:27-36

Psalms 106:36 ^RAnd they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

Ps 78:58; Exod 34:15-16

Psalms 106:37 Yea, ^Rthey sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Deut 12:30-31; Deut 18:10

Psalms 106:38 And ^Rshed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Deut 21:9; 2 Kgs 21:16

Psalms 106:39 Thus were they ^Rdefiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

Isa 24:5-6; Isa 59:3

Psalms 106:40 Therefore was ^Rthe wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

Ps 78:59-62; Judg 2:14,20

Psalms 106:41 And ^Rhe gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

Deut 32:30; Judg 2:14

Psalms 106:42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Psalms 106:43 ^RMany times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were ^Tbrought low for their iniquity.

Judg 2:16-18; 1 Sam 12:9-11

impoverished, or, weakened

Psalms 106:44 ^RNevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

Judg 2:18; Judg 3:9

Psalms 106:45 ^RAnd he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

Ps 105:8; Lev 26:40-42

Psalms 106:46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

Psalms 106:47 ^RSave us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

Ps 14:7; Ps 126:1

Psalms 106:48 ^RBlessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. ^TPraise ye the LORD.

Ps 41:13; Ps 72:18-19

Hallelujah

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 106:1–12 — Confession beside remembered rescue

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The people praise enduring mercy while confessing sins shared with their ancestors. Rescue at the sea came despite their provocation.

Key Truth: Confess sin while remembering mercy.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 106:13–33 — Forgetting and rebellion

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Craving, envy, the calf, unbelief, and repeated provocations recount refusal to trust. Moses and Phinehas appear amid appeals and acts of intervention.

Key Truth: Do not forget God’s counsel.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 106:34–48 — Harm, discipline, and renewed mercy

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Idolatry led to innocent bloodshed and oppression. Yet God heard affliction and remembered his covenant, prompting a plea to gather and save.

Key Truth: Seek mercy with honest repentance.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

1 Corinthians 10:6 — Israel’s history warns readers against destructive desires.

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What pattern must you confess rather than excuse?

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