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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Psalms 106

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Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?

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Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

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That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

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We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

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Our 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.

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Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

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He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

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And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

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And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

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Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

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They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

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But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

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And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.

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And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

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They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

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Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

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They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

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Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

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Therefore he 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.

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Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

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But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

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Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

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To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

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They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

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

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And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

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They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

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Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

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They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

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But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

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Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

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And shed 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.

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Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

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Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

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And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

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

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Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

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Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

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And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

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He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

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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.

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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Psalm 106 contrasts God’s mercies with Israel’s repeated rebellions. It is a confession of national sin and a plea for God to gather and save His people.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. The Danger of Forgetfulness: Israel "soon forgat his works" (v. 13). Forgetfulness is often the first step toward rebellion.
2. Leaness in the Soul: God gave them their request but "sent leanness into their soul" (v. 15). Be careful what you insist on apart from God’s will.

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

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. Amen.

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