Psalm 106:42

42 Their enemies oppressed them, and they were humbled under their power.

Psalm 106:42 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:42

Their enemies also oppressed them
By taxes, and taking the increase of their fields and sustenance, which often obliged them to cry for a deliverer, who upon this was sent to them; see ( Judges 2:9 Judges 2:15 ) ( 5:1 ) .

And they were brought into subjection under their hand; or were humbled
under their hand, as the Targum;
they were not only made to submit to their enemies, but they were humbled before the Lord; brought to a sense of their sins, and acknowledgment of them, when the Lord appeared for their deliverance, as follows.

Psalm 106:42 In-Context

40 So the LORD's anger burned against his people; he despised his own possession.

41 God handed them over to the nations; people who hated them ruled over them.

42 Their enemies oppressed them, and they were humbled under their power.

43 God delivered them numerous times, but they were determined to rebel, and so they were brought down by their own sin.

44 But God saw their distress when he heard their loud cries.