Psalms 106 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Praise ye THE LORD. Hebrew. Hallelu-jah.

THE LORD. Hebrew Jah. App-4.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

mercy. lovingkindness, or grace.

Blessed. Oh how happy! Figure of speech Beatitude. App-63.

he that doeth. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "they that do".

me. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "us".

chosen... nation... inheritance. Note the three names of Jehovah's People.

sinned. Hebrew. chata'. App-44. Note the three iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44. classes of ill-doing.

we have. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "and have".

wickedly. lawlessly. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.

Egypt. It took forty hours to take Israel out of Egypt, but forty years to take Egypt out of Israel.

provoked Him. rebelled. Hebrew. marah. Same word as in verses: Psalms 106:33; Psalms 106:43. not the same as in Psalms 106:29.

Nevertheless. Compare Structure, Psalms 106:44. Figure of speech Palinodia. App-6.

redeemed, as. kinsman. Hebrew. ga'al. See notes on Exodus 6:6; Exodus 13:13.

enemies. adversaries.

soon forgat. Characteristic of human nature.

GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.

soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

saint. separated one. See note on Exodus 3:5.

Dathan... Abiram. Korah not mentioned; not because of being an "older tradition" (as alleged), butbecause the "sons of Korah" were spared. See Psalms 42, Title, and compare Numbers 16:1-35 and Psalms 26:11.

covered. overwhelmed.

Horeb. So called here; not because the word of. later writer, but because "Horeb" was the higher name ("the mount of God", Exodus 3:1; 1 Kings 19:8), in order to show the heinousness of the sin.

their glory. The primitive text was "My glory", but this was changed by the Sopherim to "their" out of. mistaken reverence. See App-33.

glory. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for God Himself. Who was and should have been He Whom they gloried in.

land of Ham. Compare Psalms 78:51; Psalms 105:27.

Moses. Compare Exodus 32:10-14.

His chosen. Not theirs.

murmured. Occurs only here, Deuteronomy 1:27, and Isaiah 29:24.

And. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read this word in the text; others read "they".

overthrow. Septuagint reads "disperse".

Baal-peor. Compare Numbers 25:2; Numbers 25:3.

the dead. This pertains to necromancy, Compare Deuteronomy 18:11.Isaiah 8:19.

provoked. grieved, or irritated. Hebrew. ka'as. Not the same word as in verses: Psalms 106:7; Psalms 106:33; Psalms 106:43.

Him. This word is read in text in some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate

inventions. doings. See Psalms 106:39 also.

Phinehas. Compare Numbers 25:7; Numbers 25:8.

counted. Compare Numbers 25:12; Numbers 25:13.

angered. caused indignation. Occurs only here in the Psalms.

strife. Hebrew. Meribah. Numbers 20:2-13.

went ill. fared ill.

his: i.e. Moses.

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

spake unadvisedly.. very rare Hebrew word. Occurs only here in the Psalms.

did not destroy. Compare Judges 1:21-29, &c.

nations. peoples: i.e. the Canaanite nations. See App-23 and App-25.

commanded. Compare Exodus 23:32; Exodus 23:33: and often repeated. For the reason, see App-23 and App-25.

heathen. nations: i.e. the nations of Canaan. Compare Psalms 106:38. See App-23 and App-25.

Which were. And they became. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "And it became".

devils. demons. Compare Deuteronomy 32:17.

polluted. The strongest word that could be used. Compare Numbers 35:33.Isaiah 24:5.

Many times. Compare Judges 2:16; Nehemiah 9:27, &c.

deliver. rescue.

iniquity. Hebrew. 'av. n. App-44.

remembered. repented. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

pitied. Compare 2 Kings 25:27-30. Daniel, Nehemiah, Esther, Ezra; showing that the prayer of Solomon was answered (1 Kings 8:50).

Of. Before: i.e. By.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

gather us. Not necessary to suppose. late date for the Psalm. The Spirit of God spake by the prophets. David was. prophet (Acts 2:30; Acts 2:31). Moreover, the Dispersion was well known, being foretold in Deuteronomy 28:64. We might as well reason away 1 Kings 8:46-60, for Solomon himself prays this prayer.

holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.

name. See note on Psalms 20:1.

Blessed. Figure of speech Benedictio. This Doxology closes this fourth book. Compare the closing Psalms of the other books.

THE LORD. Hebrew Jah. See App-4.