What is the meaning of Psalm 106:45? And He remembered The psalmist is not suggesting that the LORD once forgot His people and finally recalled them; rather, “remembered” signals decisive, covenant-faithful action. • Exodus 2:24-25 affirms, “God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” In Scripture, God’s remembering always leads to intervention. • Genesis 8:1 says, “God remembered Noah… and He sent a wind over the earth.” The pattern is clear: divine memory produces rescue. • Isaiah 49:15-16 reassures Israel that even if a nursing mother could forget her child, God will not forget His own. So when Psalm 106:45 opens with “And He remembered,” it prepares us for deliverance rooted in unwavering faithfulness. His covenant with them The covenant in view stretches back to Abraham (Genesis 15:18; 17:7) and was reaffirmed at Sinai (Exodus 19:5-6). God had pledged: • Land, nationhood, and blessing (Genesis 12:2-3). • His abiding presence (Exodus 25:8). • Mercy to thousands of generations who love Him (Exodus 34:6-7). Psalm 105:8 celebrates that He “remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations.” Even Israel’s repeated rebellion in Psalm 106 cannot nullify a covenant God has sworn by Himself (Hebrews 6:13-18). and relented Relenting is not fickleness but compassionate adjustment to fulfill righteousness and mercy simultaneously. • When Moses interceded, “the LORD relented from the disaster He had threatened” (Exodus 32:14). • Jonah 3:10 shows Nineveh receiving the same grace: “God saw their deeds… and He relented from the disaster.” • Jeremiah 18:7-8 explains that when nations turn from evil, God turns from judgment. In each case, the LORD’s integrity remains intact; He acts consistently with His character—slow to anger, abounding in love (Psalm 103:8). by the abundance of His loving devotion The motive is not Israel’s merit but God’s overflowing ḥesed—steadfast, covenant love. • Lamentations 3:22-23: “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed… great is Your faithfulness.” • Psalm 136 repeats, “His loving devotion endures forever,” anchoring every act of salvation in eternal love. • Titus 3:5 echoes the theme: “He saved us… according to His mercy,” pointing forward to Christ’s atoning work—the ultimate display of abundant loving devotion. Abundance tells us His mercy is never rationed; there is always more grace than our sin. summary Psalm 106:45 reveals a God who acts because He remembers, stays true because He covenanted, withholds wrath because He relents, and showers mercy because His loving devotion is limitless. The verse calls believers to trust that the same faithful LORD stands ready to move on our behalf today, not because we earn it, but because His covenant love overflows toward all who belong to Him in Christ. |
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