Psalm 106:12
New International Version
Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

New Living Translation
Then his people believed his promises. Then they sang his praise.

English Standard Version
Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

Berean Standard Bible
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

King James Bible
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

New King James Version
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

New American Standard Bible
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

NASB 1995
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

NASB 1977
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

Amplified Bible
Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words; They sang His praise.

Christian Standard Bible
Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

American Standard Version
Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.

Contemporary English Version
Then your people trusted you and sang your praises.

English Revised Version
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then our ancestors believed what he said. They sang his praise.

Good News Translation
Then his people believed his promises and sang praises to him.

International Standard Version
Then they believed his word and sung his praise.

Majority Standard Bible
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

NET Bible
They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.

New Heart English Bible
Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

World English Bible
Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they believe in His words, they sing His praise,

Young's Literal Translation
And they believe in His words, they sing His praise,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will believe in his words, they will sing his praise.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they believed his words: and they sang his praises.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they believed his words, and they sang his praises.

New American Bible
Then they believed his words and sang his praise.

New Revised Standard Version
Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They believed his words and sang his praises.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then believed they His words; They sang His praise.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
11The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained. 12Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. 13Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.…

Cross References
Exodus 15:1-21
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. ...

Exodus 14:31
When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

Psalm 78:11-12
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. / He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

Psalm 105:43-45
He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. / He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, / that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

Psalm 107:8-9
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. / For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 136:10-15
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever. / and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. / with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever. ...

Isaiah 12:1-6
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. / Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” / With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, ...

Isaiah 25:1
O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.

Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. / Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Isaiah 38:20
The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.

Luke 1:46-55
Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, / and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! / For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. ...

Luke 1:67-79
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: / “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, ...

John 2:11
Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

John 11:45
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.

Acts 2:41-47
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day. / They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. / A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

Exodus 14:31
And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

Exodus 15:1
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Luke 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

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4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
7. The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy
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Then they believed His promises
This phrase marks a pivotal moment of faith for the Israelites. The Hebrew root for "believed" is "aman," which conveys a sense of firmness, reliability, and trust. It is the same root from which we derive the word "Amen," signifying agreement and certainty. In the context of Israel's history, this belief was not merely intellectual assent but a deep-seated trust in God's faithfulness. The "promises" refer to God's covenantal assurances to His people, which were often reiterated through His prophets and leaders. These promises included deliverance, protection, and the inheritance of the Promised Land. Historically, this belief was often tested, yet it was foundational for their identity as God's chosen people.

and sang His praise
The act of singing praise is a natural response to experiencing God's faithfulness and deliverance. The Hebrew word for "sang" is "shiyr," which implies a joyful and melodic expression. Singing was an integral part of Israelite worship, often accompanied by instruments and communal participation. This phrase suggests a collective outpouring of gratitude and reverence towards God. In the broader scriptural context, singing praises is a recurring theme, seen in the Psalms and throughout the Old and New Testaments, as a means of glorifying God and recounting His mighty deeds. It serves as a reminder of the importance of worship in the life of believers, encouraging them to express their faith and gratitude through song.

Verse 12. - Then believed they his words. So in Exodus 14:31, "The people feared the Lord and believed the Lord" - believed, that is, when they could no longer disbelieve. They sang his praise. The allusion is to the "Song of Moses" (Exodus 15:1-18), in which the Israelites generally joined (Exodus 15:1, 20).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then they believed
וַיַּאֲמִ֥ינוּ (way·ya·’ă·mî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

His promises
בִדְבָרָ֑יו (ḇiḏ·ḇā·rāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

and sang
יָ֝שִׁ֗ירוּ (yā·šî·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

His praise.
תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ (tə·hil·lā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8416: Praise, song of praise


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