Bible Strands
Psalms 106:41
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist recounts Israel’s corporate history, noting that after the Lord’s anger burned against His inheritance, He handed the people over to hostile powers.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֥/ם (va/i.yi.te.Ne/m) literally means "and He gave them," while וַֽ/יִּמְשְׁל֥וּ (va/i.yim.she.Lu) translates to "and they ruled."
The thread — This judicial surrender to oppressors appears in Judges 2:14, Judges 3:8, and Nehemiah 9:27.
Why it lands — The text first records God’s active delivery of His people into enemy hands before drawing the inference that covenant rebellion provokes judicial abandonment, requiring readers to confront the mechanics of divine discipline.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
Cross-references
- 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 were no longer able to resist.
- Nehemiah 9:27 So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
- Judges 3:8 Then 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.
- Judges 3:12 Once 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.
- Judges 4:1 After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 28:25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 28:29 and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.
- Deuteronomy 28:33 A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
- Deuteronomy 28:48 you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
- 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?