Read Psalm 106 at Bible Gateway.
1a) Psa 106:1a, Praise the Lord! {n}
1b) Psa 106:1b-3, Give thanks to the Lord for He is good;
1b Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever;
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!
1c) Psa 106:4-5, Remember me + save me with Your inheritance;
4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation;
5a That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation; {n}
5b That I may glory with Your inheritance;
1d) Psa 106:6, We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly;
central axis) Psa 106:7-44, The litany of Israel’s rebellions against God and His mercy toward them;
2d) Psa 106:43-44, God delivered them when they cried to Him when they were brought low;
43a Many times He delivered them; {n}
43b But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity;
44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry;
2c) Psa 106:45-47a, He remembered His covenant / Save us + return us to our inheritance;
45 And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies;
46 He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive;
47a Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles; {n}
2b) Psa 106:47b-48b, Give thanks to His holy name for He is blessed forever;
47b To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise;
48a Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! {n}
48b And let all the people say, “Amen!” {n}
2a) Psa 106:48c, Praise the Lord! {p}
Finally we have a strong paragraph division! Psa 104, 105, and 106 are all together teaching a single theme, since we have not had a strong division since the conclusion of Psa 103. Psa 104 recounted the Lord’s awesome works as Creator and Ruler of the universe; Psa 105 recounted the Lord’s awesome works in creating a people for Himself in Israel, and Psa 106 seems to be recounting the Lord’s awesome works and His mercy in keeping and maintaining that people, in saving them and bringing them back to Himself time and again, despite the best efforts of flesh, sin, worldliness, evil influence and the like to draw them away from Him permanently. All who are His, He is able to restore! Praise the Lord! ♥
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