New English Translation
Psalms 106:26
26So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,
Psalms 106:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
- New International Version (NIV)So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness,
Context of Psalms 106:26
24They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise. 25They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord. So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert, 27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands. 28They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:26 word by word
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א יָד֣וֹ לָהֶ֑ם לְהַפִּ֥יל א֝וֹתָ֗ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:26
- Psalms 95:11So I made a vow in my anger, ‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’”
- Numbers 14:28Say to them, ‘As I live, says the Lord, I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing.
- Deuteronomy 1:34When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow:
- Hebrews 3:11“As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’”
- Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
- Exodus 6:8I will bring you to the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob – and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord!’”
- Deuteronomy 32:40For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,
- Ezekiel 20:15I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
- Revelation 10:5Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
Commentaries on Psalms 106:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them - Numbers 14:27-33. He resolved to cut them off, so that none of them should reach the promised land. To overthrow them in the wilderness - literally, to cause them to “fall.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27God’s judgment when Israel refused to obey was death and exile (Numbers 14:26–30). These judgments came because the people rejected God’s word (Psalm 106:24–25) and provoked the Lord's anger (106:28–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. The sin of refusing to invade Canaan, "the pleasant land" (Jr 3:19; Eze 20:6; Da 8:9), "the land of beauty," was punished by the destruction of that generation (Nu 14:28), and the threat of dispersion (De 4:25; 28:32) afterwards made to their posterity, and fulfilled in the great calamities now bewailed, may have also been then added. despised--(Nu 14:31). believed not his word--by which He promised He would give them the land; but rather the word…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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