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Psalms 106:10
He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist recounts Israel’s deliverance at the Red Sea, immediately following the parting of the waters and preceding the drowning of the pursuing army.
The words — The Hebrew verbs יוֹשִׁיעֵם (yo.shi.'e/m, "he saved them") and יִגְאָלֵם (yig.'a.Le/m, "he redeemed them") frame parallel clauses. Both are linked to מִ/יַּד (mi./Yad, "from the hand of") followed by שׂוֹנֵא (so.Ne', "one who hated") and אוֹיֵב ('o.Yev, "an enemy").
The thread — This rescue motif appears in Exodus 14:30 where God saves Israel from the Egyptians, and recurs in Psalms 107:2 and Micah 6:4 as a consistent pattern of God redeeming His people from hostile powers.
Why it lands — The text first records God's direct intervention to remove His people from active opposition before drawing the conclusion that salvation and redemption are exclusively divine acts. This requires the reader to acknowledge that deliverance depends on God's action against adversaries, not human capability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Cross-references
- Exodus 14:30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
- Psalms 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
- Job 6:22 Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
- Psalms 136:24 and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Exodus 15:9 The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Exodus 15:13 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
- Deuteronomy 11:4 what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;
- Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.