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Psalms 106:43
43Many times He rescued them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And sank down in their wickedness.
Psalms 106:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
- New International Version (NIV)Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
Context of Psalms 106:43
41He gave them into the hands of the nations, And those who hated them ruled over them. 42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies. Many times He rescued them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And sank down in their wickedness. 44Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress When He heard their cry; 45And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:43 word by word
פְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֗וֹת יַצִּ֫ילֵ֥ם וְ֭הֵמָּה יַמְר֣וּ בַעֲצָתָ֑ם וַ֝יָּמֹ֗כּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:43
- Judges 2:16Then the Lord raised up judges who rescued them from the hands of those who robbed them.
- 1 Samuel 12:9But when they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hand of the Philistines and of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
- Psalms 106:29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them.
- Psalms 1:1Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
- Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in [the path of] their own counsel.
- Judges 5:8They chose new gods; Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
- Judges 6:5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, and they would come in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were innumerable. So they came into the land to devastate it.
- 1 Samuel 13:19Now no blacksmith (metal-worker) could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”
Commentaries on Psalms 106:43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Many times did he deliver them - See the Book of Judges; it is a history of the rebellions and deliverances of the Israelites.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Many times did he deliver them - From danger of invasion; from foreign arms; from entire overthrow. Numerous instances of this are recorded in the history of the Hebrew people. But they provoked him with their counsel - This does not mean that they gave counsel or advice to God; but it refers to the counsel which they took among themselves; the plans which they formed. These were such as to offend God. And were brought low for their iniquity - Margin…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-48Verses 34-48 The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is down-hill; omissions make way for commissions: when they neglected to destroy the heathen, they learned their works. One sin led to many more, and brought the judgments of God on them. Their sin was, in part, their own punishment. Sinners often see themselves ruined by those who led them into evil. Satan, who is a tempter, will be a tormentor…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43-44When 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).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. Those nations first seduced and then oppressed them (compare Jud 1:34; 2:14; 3:30). Their apostasies ungratefully repaid God's many mercies till He finally abandoned them to punishment (Le 26:39).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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