Bible Strands
Psalms 106:8
Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Israel, recounting their rebellion at the Red Sea and God’s intervention to rescue them despite their failure.
The words — The Hebrew לְמַ֣עַן (le.Ma.'an) means "for the sake of," and שְׁמ֑וֹ (she.M/o) means "His name," framing the rescue as a deliberate act tied to divine identity.
The thread — This motive recurs in Exodus 9:16, where God raises Pharaoh to display power, and in Ezekiel 20:9 and 20:14, where God acts to prevent His name from being profaned among the nations.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that rescue originates from God’s commitment to His own reputation, not from human merit, and requires the reader to align their expectations of divine action with that standard.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
Cross-references
- Exodus 9:16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Ezekiel 20:9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 20:14 But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
- Jeremiah 14:21 For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
- Ezekiel 20:22 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
- Ezekiel 20:44 Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Romans 9:17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
- Exodus 15:6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
- Numbers 14:13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Deuteronomy 32:26 I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,