Psalms 106

Psalms 106:1-48

Psalms 106 Outline - Outline of Psalms 106 : A. God’s praise (Psalms 106:1-3) for His goodness and mercy for His mighty acts and praise beyond utterance The righteous are bless. B. Our plea (Psalms 106:4-5) C. Our confession (Psalms 106:6) D. God’s show of mercy and kindness to Israel (Psalms 106:7-46)

1. The Red Sea Deliverance (Psalms 106:7-12) a. People’s sin (Psalms 106:7) b. God’s mercy (Psalms 106:8) c. God’s mighty acts (Psalms 106:9-11) d. Praise the Lord (Psalms 106:12)
2. The Wilderness experience (Psalms 106:13-33) a. Lusting (Psalms 106:13-15) b. Envy, Jealousy (Psalms 106:16-18) c. Idolatry (Psalms 106:19-23) d. Unbelief (Psalms 106:24-27) e. Disobedience (Psalms 106:24-27) f. Idolatry (Psalms 106:28-31) g. Provoking God (Psalms 106:32-33)
3. Idolatrous Nation (Psalms 106:34-39)
4. Judgment, pity, mercy (Psalms 106:40-46) E. Conclusion (Psalms 106:47-48)
5. Cry for deliverance (Psalms 106:47)
6. Doxology to praise the Lord (Psalms 106:48) Psalms 106:4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; Psalms 106:4 — Comments - The writer of Psalms 106 asks for same favour that God showed Israel many times in the past. Psalms 106:5 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. Psalms 106:5 — — Comments - Three parallel statements can be seen in Psalms 106:5 :
7. See the good of thy chosen
8. Rejoice in the gladness of thy nation
9. Glory with thine inheritance Psalms 106:6-46 — Israel’s Rebellion - These stories of Israel’s rebellion in Psalms 106:6-46 are discussed again in 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. This passage in 1 Corinthians give us the purpose for recounting these stories of rebellion, so that they serve as examples for the New Testament Church. 1 Corinthians 10:6, “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.” Psalms 106:12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. Psalms 106:13-16 — Comments - Sin, and therefore, a great fall, are preceded by a turning from God’s counsel. Psalms 106:20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. Psalms 106:20 — Old Testament Quotes in the New Testament - Paul quotes Psalms 106:20 in Romans 1:23. Romans 1:23, “And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.” Psalms 106:35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. Psalms 106:34-35 — Comments - Psalms 106:34-35 reveals the reason God wanted Israel to destroy the idolatrous nations. God did not want Israel to learn their wicked ways. Psalms 106:37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, Psalms 106:37 — Scripture Reference - Note: 1 Corinthians 10:20, “But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.” Psalms 106:47 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. Psalms 106:47 — Comments - Psalms 106:47 seems to indicate that it was Israel that had been scattered abroad in the Babylonian captivity. So, this psalm was written perhaps after the exile and before the return, a 70-year span. This prayer sums up the wicked acts of Israel as confession of sin, and remembers God’s forgiveness each time: Psalms 106:7-46 - Israel’s past evil. Psalms 106:1-6; Psalms 106:47-48 - Israel’s plea for help