King James Version
What Does Psalms 105:42 Mean?
“For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.”
Context
40
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: gladness: Heb. singing
44
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary2-3. These verses express the purpose of God to administer a just government, and in a time of anarchy that He sustains the nation. Some apply the words to the Psalmist.
**receive the congregation--**literally, "take a set time" (Psa 102:13; Ho 2:3), or an assembly at a set time--that is, for judging.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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