King James Version
Psalms 106:45 in the King James Version says “And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 106 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.”
Psalms 106:45 · KJV
Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. brought: or, impoverished, or, weakened
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“for them his covenant”
H1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
“and repented”
H5162properly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavo
“of his mercies”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
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