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Psalms 106:47
47Save us, O Lord our God! Gather us back from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.
Psalms 106:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Save 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.
Context of Psalms 106:47
45He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love. 46He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness. Save us, O Lord our God! Gather us back from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you. 48Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:47 word by word
הוֹשִׁיעֵ֨נוּ׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְקַבְּצֵנוּ֮ מִֽן־הַגּ֫וֹיִ֥ם לְ֭הֹדוֹת לְשֵׁ֣ם קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ לְ֝הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֗חַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- us, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- us from among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- to give thanksיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- unto thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- to triumphשָׁבַחshâbach · to praiseH7623
- in thy praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
Cross-references for Psalms 106:47
- Psalms 14:7Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When the Lord restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
- 1 Chronicles 16:35Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation! Gather and rescue us from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.”
- Jeremiah 32:37I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety.
- Ezekiel 36:24For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.
- Ezekiel 37:21And give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: I will gather the people of Israel from among the nations. I will bring them home to their own land from the places where they have been scattered.
- Ezekiel 39:25“So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation!
- Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
- Revelation 7:10And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”
Commentaries on Psalms 106:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Save us, O Lord - and gather us - These words, says Calmet, are found in the hymn that was sung at the ceremony of bringing the ark to Jerusalem, 1 Chronicles 16; but it is supposed they were added by Ezra or some other prophet: here they are in their natural place. The author of the Psalm begs the Lord to gather the Israelites who were dispersed through different countries; for at the dedication of the second temple, under Nehemiah, (where it is probable…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen - From among the nations. From this it would seem that the psalm was composed when the nation was in captivity, or was dispersed among the nations that were hostile to them. The prayer is, that as God had, in former periods, recovered his people when they were in exile, or were scattered abroad, he would again graciously interpose and bring them to the land of their fathers, where they had been…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. 47gather us: The community prays for God to bring them back from exile (see Psalms 102:19–22; 107:3; see also Isaiah 11:12; 40:11; 43:5; 54:7; 56:8; 66:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-481. Praise, &c.--(See on Psa 104:35), begins and ends the Psalm, intimating the obligations of praise, however we sin and suffer 1Ch 16:34-36 is the source from which the beginning and end of this Psalm are derived.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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