New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 106:45
45And He 1remembered His covenant for their sake, And 23relented 4according to the greatness of His mercy.
Psalms 106:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
- New International Version (NIV)for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.
Context of Psalms 106:45
43Many times He would rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their plan, And they sank down into their guilt. 44Nevertheless He looked at their distress When He heard their cry; And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His mercy. 46He also made them objects of compassion In the presence of all their captors. 47Save us, Lord our God, And gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your praise.
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וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר לָהֶ֣ם בְּרִית֑וֹ וַ֝יִּנָּחֵ֗ם כְּרֹ֣ב חֲסָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 106:45
- Psalms 105:8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
- Leviticus 26:40‘But if they confess their wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me--
- 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now.
- Luke 1:71Salvation from our enemies, And from the hand of all who hate us;
- Psalms 90:13Do return, Lord; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants.
- Psalms 135:14For the Lord will judge His people And will have compassion on His servants.
- Exodus 32:14So the Lord relented of the harm which He said He would do to His people.
- Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free.
- Judges 2:18And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who tormented and oppressed them.
- 2 Samuel 24:16When the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented of the disaster and said to the angel who destroyed the people, “It is enough! Now drop your hand!” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
- Hosea 11:8How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned over within Me, All My compassions are kindled.
- Amos 7:3The Lord relented of this. “It shall not be,” said the Lord.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, Lord, for Your mercy is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,
- Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the mercies of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has granted us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His mercies.
- Lamentations 3:32For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:45
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45And he remembered for them his covenant - His solemn promises made to their fathers. He remembered that covenant in their behalf; or, on account of that, he came and blessed them. He had made gracious promises to the patriarchs; he had promised to be the God of their posterity; he had his own great purposes to accomplish through their nation in the distant future; and on these accounts, he came and blessed them. And repented - He averted impending…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. 45He remembered … and relented: Unlike Israel, the Lord is faithful to his covenant (Psalm 105:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4644-46. If, as is probable, this Psalm was written at the time of the captivity, the writer now intimates the tokens of God's returning favor.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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