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Psalms 136:23
He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the worshiping assembly of Israel, recounting God’s intervention between granting them a heritage and freeing them from their enemies.
The words — זָכַר (Za.khar) = he remembered; שִׁפְלֵנוּ (shif.le.nu) = our low condition.
The thread — The pattern of God remembering the afflicted runs through Isaiah 63:9, Luke 1:48, and Deuteronomy 32:36.
Why it lands — The text states that God actively recalls His people during their humiliation and couples this remembrance with enduring covenant loyalty. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine attention precedes deliverance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Luke 1:48 For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Deuteronomy 32:36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- 1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Psalms 113:7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Psalms 116:6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- Psalms 142:6 Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
- Psalms 72:12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Psalms 102:17 He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Ezekiel 16:3 and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.