# Psalm 106 đź“–: Israel's Unfaithfulness and God's Mercy
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] Praise the Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures.
[[#Verse 02.]] Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,
or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?
[[#Verse 03.]]Â How blessed are those who promote justice,
and do what is right all the time.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â Remember me, OÂ Lord, when you show favor to your people.
Pay attention to me, when you deliver,
[[#Verse 05.]] so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
rejoice along with your nation,
and boast along with the people who belong to you.
[[#Verse 06.]] We have sinned like our ancestors;
we have done wrong, we have done evil.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds.
They failed to remember your many acts of loyal love,
and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.
[[#Verse 08.]]Â Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation,
that he might reveal his power.
[[#Verse 09.]] He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up;
he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.
[[#Verse 10.]] He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them,
and rescued them from the power of the enemy.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â The water covered their enemies;
not even one of them survived.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â They believed his promises;
they sang praises to him.
[[#Verse 13.]]Â They quickly forgot what he had done;
they did not wait for his instructions.
[[#Verse 14.]] In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat;
they challenged God in the wastelands.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â He granted their request,
then struck them with a disease.
[[#Verse 16.]] In the camp they resented Moses,
and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.
[[#Verse 17.]]Â The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it engulfed the group led by Abiram.
[[#Verse 18.]]Â Fire burned their group;
the flames scorched the wicked.
[[#Verse 19.]]Â They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â They traded their majestic God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
[[#Verse 21.]] They rejected the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
[[#Verse 22.]]Â amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts by the Red Sea.
[[#Verse 23.]] He threatened to destroy them,
but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him
and turned back his destructive anger.
[[#Verse 24.]]Â They rejected the fruitful land;
they did not believe his promise.
[[#Verse 25.]]Â They grumbled in their tents;
they did not obey the Lord.
[[#Verse 26.]]Â So he made a solemn vow
that he would make them die in the wilderness,
[[#Verse 27.]] make their descendants die among the nations,
and scatter them among foreign lands.
[[#Verse 28.]] They worshiped Baal of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
[[#Verse 29.]] They made the Lord angry by their actions,
and a plague broke out among them.
[[#Verse 30.]]Â Phinehas took a stand and intervened,
and the plague subsided.
[[#Verse 31.]]Â This was credited to Phinehas as a righteous act
for all generations to come.
[[#Verse 32.]]Â They made him angry by the waters of Meribah,
and Moses suffered because of them,
[[#Verse 33.]] for they aroused his temper,
and he spoke rashly.
[[#Verse 34.]]Â They did not destroy the nations,
as the Lord had commanded them to do.
[[#Verse 35.]]Â They mixed in with the nations
and learned their ways.
[[#Verse 36.]] They worshiped their idols,
which became a snare to them.
[[#Verse 37.]]Â They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
[[#Verse 38.]] They shed innocent blood—
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.
The land was polluted by bloodshed.
[[#Verse 39.]]Â They were defiled by their deeds,
and unfaithful in their actions.
[[#Verse 40.]] So the Lord was angry with his people
and despised the people who belonged to him.
[[#Verse 41.]] He handed them over to the nations,
and those who hated them ruled over them.
[[#Verse 42.]]Â Their enemies oppressed them;
they were subject to their authority.
[[#Verse 43.]] Many times he delivered them,
but they had a rebellious attitude,
and degraded themselves by their sin.
[[#Verse 44.]] Yet he took notice of their distress,
when he heard their cry for help.
[[#Verse 45.]]Â He remembered his covenant with them,
and relented because of his great loyal love.
[[#Verse 46.]]Â He caused all their conquerors
to have pity on them.
[[#Verse 47.]]Â Deliver us, OÂ Lord, our God.
Gather us from among the nations.
Then we will give thanks to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.
[[#Verse 48.]] The Lord God of Israel deserves praise,
in the future and forevermore.
Let all the people say, “We agree! Praise the Lord!”
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 106 begins and ends with "Praise the Lord" (Hallelujah).
2. It is the companion of Psalm 105, retelling the same history but focusing on Israel's repeated rebellion.
3. Verse 48 is a doxology that closes Book IV of the Psalter.
4. Verses 1 and 47-48 appear in 1 Chronicles 16:34-36.
5. The golden calf at Horeb (106:19-20) is described as exchanging God's glory for the image of an ox that eats grass. Paul echoes this language in Romans 1:23.
6. Phinehas's zeal "was credited to him as righteousness" (106:31), the same phrase used of Abraham's faith in Genesis 15:6.
7. Moses' rash words at Meribah (106:32-33) are the reason he was not allowed to enter the land (Numbers 20:10-12).
8. The Baal of Peor incident (106:28) is recorded in Numbers 25.
9. The psalm says Israel sacrificed their sons and daughters to the idols of Canaan (106:37-38), a sin the prophets condemned strongly.
10. The prayer to be gathered from among the nations (106:47) suggests the psalm was used, or written, during or after the exile.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the greater Mediator who stands in the gap for sinners. Moses stood in the breach to turn away God's anger (106:23), and Jesus always lives to intercede for us (Hebrews 7:25).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Israel forgot God's works soon after seeing them (106:13). Why do you think we forget God's goodness so quickly?
2. Israel traded the glory of God for the image of a bull that eats grass (106:20). What do people trade God's glory for today?
3. Again and again God showed mercy because He remembered His covenant (106:43-45). How does God's patience with Israel encourage you?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His loyal love endures.
- đź“– verse 23: Moses stood in the breach before God to turn away His anger.
- đź“– verses 44-45: When God heard their cry, He remembered His covenant and relented because of His great love.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[Exodus 32#Verse 01.|Exodus 32:1-14]] - The golden calf and Moses' intercession.
- đź”— [[Numbers 25#Verse 06.|Numbers 25:6-13]] - Phinehas turns back God's anger.
- đź”— [[Romans 01#Verse 23.|Romans 1:23]] - Exchanging the glory of God for images.
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 10#Verse 01.|1 Corinthians 10:1-11]] - These things were written as warnings for us.
- đź”— [[Hebrews 07#Verse 25.|Hebrews 7:25]] - Jesus always lives to intercede.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Psalm 106- SOAP|The LORD Has Mercy On Us]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes