Psalms 106:41
in Psalms 106He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
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ASV
And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them.
KJV
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
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This verse in Psalms 106
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd he gave them into the hand of the Heathen,.... In the times of the judges; as into the hands of the Mesopotamians, Moabites, Canaanites, Midianites, and Philistines, to whom they became tributaries; see the book of Judges. And they that hated them ruled over them; as it was threatened and foretold they should, in case they did not observe the law of God, Lev 26:17.
This site's exposition
the anger of the LORD burned
on Psalms 106:40-46
The anger of the LORD burned, and He abhorred His own inheritance. He handed them to nations that hated them, and verse 43 puts the cycle in one line, many rescues and a people bent on rebellion. He heard their cry, remembered His covenant, and relented.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Insomuch that He abhorred His own inheritance; and He gave them over into the hand of the heathen: and they that hated them were lords over them" [Psalm 106:41]: "and their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought low under their hands" [Psalm 106:42]. Since he has called them the inheritance of God, it is clear that He abhorred them, and gave them over into their enemies' hands, not in order to their perdition, but for their discipline.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Observe here how the punishment answered to the sin: They mingled with the heathen and learned their works; from them they willingly took the infection of sin, and therefore God justly made use of them as the instruments of their correction. Sinners often see themselves ruined by those by whom they have suffered themselves to be debauched.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen - That is, of foreign nations. They were indeed “pagans,” in the sense in which that term is used now - that is, they were ignorant of the true God, and worshipped idols; but that idea is not necessarily in the original word. The word “Gentiles” expresses all that the word implies. And they that hated them ruled over them - Had them in subjection.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם | vaiyitenem | and he gave them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| גּוֹיִ֑ם | goyim | nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וַֽיִּמְשְׁל֥וּ | vaiyimshelu | and they ruled | H4910 → | 81 times |
| בָ֝הֶ֗ם | vahem | over them | ||
| שֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃ | soneeihem | [those who] hated them | H8130 → | 146 times |
וַיִּתְּנֵ֥םand he gave them
vaiyitenemH5414 →2011 times
בְּיַד־in [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
גּוֹיִ֑םnations
goyimH1471 →561 times
וַֽיִּמְשְׁל֥וּand they ruled
vaiyimsheluH4910 →81 times
בָ֝הֶ֗םover them
vahem
שֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃[those who] hated them
soneeihemH8130 →146 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 2:14Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 106:40–42
So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
- 2 Kings 17:20
So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.
- Deuteronomy 31:17–18
On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them.…
- Judges 10:7
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
- Deuteronomy 32:30
Through
Judges 3:8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
it leads to
- Judges 2:14
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they…
- Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
- Judges 2:14
Through
Judges 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 12:9
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of…
- 1 Samuel 12:9
Where this verse is studied
About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 106; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.