Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 106
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".
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.
Dathan . . . Abiram. Korah not mentioned; not because of being an "older tradition" (as alleged), butbecause the "sons of Korah" were spared. See Psalm 42, Title, and compare Numbers 16:1-35 and Psalms 26:11.
covered = overwhelmed.
Horeb. So called here; not because the word of a 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 a 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.
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".
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.
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. A 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-23and App-25.
commanded. Compare Exodus 23:32, Exodus 23:33 : and often repeated. For the reason, see App-23and App-25.
heathen = nations: i.e. the nations of Canaan. Compare Psalms 106:38. See App-23and App-25.
Which were = And they became. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "And it became".
Many times. Compare Judges 2:16. Nehemiah 9:27, &c.
deliver = rescue.
iniquity. Hebrew. "avon. App-44.
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 a late date for the Psalm. The Spirit of God spake by the prophets. David was a 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.
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