Bible Strands
Psalms 106:4
Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, petitioning for divine remembrance and intervention on behalf of the covenant people. This request appears within a corporate confession of Israel’s historical failures, positioned between a declaration of those who practice righteousness and a desire to witness the prosperity of God’s chosen ones.
The words — The Hebrew imperative זָכְרֵ֣נִי (za.khe.re.ni) literally means “remember me,” and פָּקְדֵ֣נִי (pa.khe.de.ni) translates to “visit me.” Both terms function as direct commands asking God to act with favor and deliverance rather than merely recall past events.
The thread — The petition for divine remembrance appears in Nehemiah 13:14 and Luke 23:42, where both a post-exilic leader and a crucified penitent ask God or the Messiah to remember them in covenant favor. This thread consistently links human supplication with God’s promised salvation and kingdom arrival.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to seek God’s favor and salvation as the sole basis for deliverance, rather than relying on personal merit. It demands a concrete posture of dependence, asking the believer to actively pursue divine intervention for the community.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- Luke 23:42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
- Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
- Nehemiah 13:31 I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
- Psalms 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
- Nehemiah 13:22 Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
- Nehemiah 5:19 Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- Acts 15:14 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.