Psalms 106:42

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

Psalms 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.

Psalms 106:42 In-Context

40 Therefore the Lord's anger burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

41 He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled them.

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

43 He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their sin.

44 When He heard their cry, He took note of their distress,