Bible Strands
Psalms 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the assembly of Israel, describing God’s response to their national distress and subsequent captivity.
The words — The text highlights וַ/יִּנָּחֵ֗ם (va/i.yi.na.Chem), meaning "and he relented," and חֲסָדָֽי/ו (cha.sa.Da/v), meaning "his covenant loyalties."
The thread — This pattern of covenant remembrance and divine relishment appears in Psalms 105:8, 2 Kings 13:23, and Exodus 32:14.
Why it lands — The verse states that God acted on His covenant commitments and abundant covenant loyalties before noting the resulting compassion from captors. It requires the reader to recognize that divine intervention is grounded in established promises rather than shifting human circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Cross-references
- Psalms 105:8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- 2 Kings 13:23 But 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 unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
- Exodus 32:14 So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
- Judges 2:18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
- Lamentations 3:32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Leviticus 26:40 But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
- Psalms 51:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- Luke 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,