Psalms 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
BSB
ASV
And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
KJV
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
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Exodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
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When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.
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Lamentations 3:32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
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And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
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Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
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Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
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2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been…
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He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
1834–1892
THIS Psalm deserves to be read very carefully. It mentions many of the afflictions of God's ancient people, but it clearly sets forth that their afflictions were the distinct result of their rebellions and sins. It is not so with all the afflictions of God's people. It is written, "As many as I love I rebuke and chasten." And again, "Every branch in me that bears fruit, He purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit." Yet it is often so to this day that the servants of God smart because of disobedience.
And he remembered for them his covenant. The covenant is the sure foundation of mercy, and when the whole fabric of outward grace manifested in the saints lies in ruins this is the fundamental basis of love which is never moved, and upon it the Lord proceeds to build again a new structure of grace. Covenant mercy is sure as the throne of God. And repented according to the multitude of his mercies. He did not carry out the destruction which he had commenced.