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Themes in Psalm 106

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Themes in Psalm 106

Psalm 106:1 (show verse)

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

God » Mercy of » Eternal
Hallelujah » An, exclamatory expression of praise or adoration
Mercy » Eternal
God's Mercy » Described as » Everlasting
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For the goodness and mercy of God
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the goodness and mercy of God

Psalm 106:2 (show verse)

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?
Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 106:3 (show verse)

Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts],
Who practice righteousness at all times.

the Blessed » The just
Righteousness » Blessedness of » Doing
The judgment of babylon » Those that keep judgment

Psalm 106:4 (show verse)

Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people.
Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],

Remember » Me » Prayer for
divine Remembrance » Prayer for
Salvation » Conditions of » Sought
Salvation » Saints » Pray to be visited with
Sinners » Conditions of » Sought
The favor of God » Pray for

Psalm 106:5 (show verse)

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with Your inheritance.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 106:6 (show verse)

We have sinned like our fathers;
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

Confession of sin » Should be full and unreserved

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand nor appreciate Your miracles;
They did not remember the abundance of Your mercies nor imprint Your lovingkindnesses on their hearts,
But they were rebellious at the sea, at the Red Sea.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Dullness » Of israel
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Benefits
Forgetting God » Benefits
Ingratitude to God » Guilt of
Miracles » The wicked » Do not understand

Psalm 106:8 (show verse)

Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
That He might make His [supreme] power known.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Motive » Ascribed to God
Power » Of God » Exemplified » In delivering his people
God, Power of » Exhibited in » Delivering his people

Psalm 106:9 (show verse)

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Deserts » Illustrative of » Barrenness

Psalm 106:10 (show verse)

So He saved them from the hand of the one that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy.

journey of israel through the Desert » Constant goodness and mercy of God to them during
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Redemption » Is from » Enemies

Psalm 106:11 (show verse)

And the waters covered their adversaries;
Not one of them was left.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
journey of israel through the Desert » Through the red sea » Pharaoh and his host destroyed
Egyptians » Pursue israelites, and the army of, destroyed
Redemption » Is from » Enemies

Psalm 106:12 (show verse)

Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;
They sang His praise.

Affections » Should not grow cold
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
journey of israel through the Desert » Through the red sea » Israel's song of praise

Psalm 106:13 (show verse)

But they quickly forgot His works;
They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],

Affections » Should not grow cold
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Works
Forgetting God » Works
Instability » Examples of

Psalm 106:14 (show verse)

But lusted intensely in the wilderness
And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Prayer » The israelites lusted for the fleshpots of egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul

Psalm 106:15 (show verse)

So He gave them their request,
But sent a wasting disease among them.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Prayer » The israelites lusted for the fleshpots of egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul

Psalm 106:16 (show verse)

They envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord,

Aaron » mum » by the people
Aaron » Character of
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Envy » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram, of moses

Psalm 106:17 (show verse)

Therefore the earth opened and swallowed Dathan,
And engulfed the company of Abiram.

Abiram » An israelite who conspired with dathan against moses and aaron
Dathan » Conspirator » moses
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Envy » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram, of moses
Korah » Korhite levite » Jealous of moses, leads two-hundred and fifty princes in an insurrection, and is swallowed up in the earth

Psalm 106:18 (show verse)

And a fire broke out in their company;
The flame consumed the wicked.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Envy » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram, of moses

Psalm 106:19 (show verse)

They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai)
And worshiped a cast image.

Calf » Golden, made by aaron
Calf of gold » Molten in the fire
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Horeb » A range of mountains of which mount sinai is the most prominent
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
Mountains » Names of » Horeb, sinai or mount of God
Plague » Who will be plagued
false Worship » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
FALSE » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron

Psalm 106:20 (show verse)

Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
Oxen » Was fed » With grass
Plague » Who will be plagued

Psalm 106:21 (show verse)

They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done such great things in Egypt,

Calf of gold » Making of » A forgetting of God
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Ingratitude to God » Guilt of
Plague » Who will be plagued
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:22 (show verse)

Wonders in the land of Ham,
Awesome things at the Red Sea.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Egypt » Called » The land of ham
Egypt » Land of ham
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Ham » Patronymic of the descendants of ham
Plague » Who will be plagued
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:23 (show verse)

Therefore He said He would destroy them,
[And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him,
To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
intercession » Additional instances of » moses » For israel
intercession » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Other instances of
Intercessory prayer » Other instances of
Plague » Who will be plagued
Prayer » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Other instances of
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:24 (show verse)

Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan];
They did not believe in His word nor rely on it,

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Disobedience to God » Instances of » In refusing to enter the promised land
Holy land » Called » Pleasant land
Murmuring » The reward for murmuring against God
Plague » Who will be plagued
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Unbelief
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelief » Exhibited in » Rejecting the word of God

Psalm 106:25 (show verse)

But they sulked and complained in their tents;
They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Disobedience to God » Instances of » In refusing to enter the promised land
Murmuring » The reward for murmuring against God
Plague » Who will be plagued
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Unbelief
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:26 (show verse)

Therefore He lifted up His hand [swearing] to them,
That He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Hand » Right hand lifted up in swearing
Murmuring » The reward for murmuring against God
Plague » Who will be plagued
Rebellion against God » They who are guilty of » Have God's hand against them
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:27 (show verse)

And that He would cast out their descendants among the nations
And scatter them in the lands [of the earth].

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Murmuring » The reward for murmuring against God
Plague » Who will be plagued
Rebellion against God » They who are guilty of » Have God's hand against them
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 106:28 (show verse)

They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

Baal-peor » An idol of moab
The Dead » Idolaters » Offered sacrifices for
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping dead men
Plague » Who will be plagued
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Baal-peor » Baal-peor, a God of the moabites

Psalm 106:29 (show verse)

Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices,
And a plague broke out among them.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Plague » Who will be plagued
Plagues » Often broke out suddenly

Psalm 106:30 (show verse)

Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded,
And so the plague was halted.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Phinehas » Religious zeal of, in killing the israelitish woman who had committed abomination
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Phinehas
Religious zeal » Instances of » Phinehas

Psalm 106:31 (show verse)

And that was credited to him for righteousness,
To all generations forever.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Phinehas

Psalm 106:32 (show verse)

They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions

Psalm 106:33 (show verse)

Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions

Psalm 106:34 (show verse)

They did not destroy the [pagan] peoples [in Canaan],
As the Lord commanded them,

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions

Psalm 106:35 (show verse)

But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations
And learned their ways,

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
the Heathen » Danger of intercourse with
Learning » The reward for learning the works of the heathen
Snares » What is a snare

Psalm 106:36 (show verse)

And served their idols,
Which became a [dreadful] snare to them.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Are ensnaring
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Learning » The reward for learning the works of the heathen
Snares » What is a snare
worldly Snares » Idolatry
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Idolatry

Psalm 106:37 (show verse)

They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Have led to murder and human sacrifice
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Demons » Confess Christ » Worship of
Demons » Worship of
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Devil » Worship
Images » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped
Offerings » Human sacrifices » Offered to demons
Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Sacrifices » Offered to false gods, are offered to devils
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Worship of
Violence » The reward for violence
Worship » Musical instruments used in » Of devils
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped

Psalm 106:38 (show verse)

And shed innocent blood,
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with their blood.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Have led to murder and human sacrifice
Blood » Shedding of human » Defiling to the land
Canaan, land of » Miscellaneous topics » Polluted, by sin
Defilement » Who defiles the land
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to images
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Polluted, by sin
Murder » Defiles the » Land
Offerings » Human sacrifices » Offered to demons
Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Sacrifices » Human beings offered as
Violence » The reward for violence

Psalm 106:39 (show verse)

In this way they became unclean in their practices;
They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].

Adultery » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Characterized as an adulteress
Defilement » Who defiles the land
journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Characterized as an adulteress
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Adultery of
Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Sins » National » The jews, characterized as an adulteress
Spiritual » Adoption » Adultery
Violence » The reward for violence

Psalm 106:40 (show verse)

Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people
And He detested His own inheritance.

Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Violence » The reward for violence

Psalm 106:41 (show verse)

He gave them into the hands of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.

Fellowship » With the wicked » Punishment of
Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Violence » The reward for violence

Psalm 106:42 (show verse)

Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies.

Fellowship » With the wicked » Punishment of
Paganism » Results
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Violence » The reward for violence

Psalm 106:43 (show verse)

Many times He rescued them;
But they were rebellious in their counsel,
And sank down in their wickedness.

Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
journey of israel through the Desert » Constant goodness and mercy of God to them during
Paganism » Results
Righteousness » The wicked » Though favored, will not learn
Sacrifice » The reward for sacrificing your children
Violence » The reward for violence