Psalm 106:25-35

25 und murrten in ihren Hütten; sie gehorchten der Stimme des HERRN nicht.

26 Und er hob auf seine Hand wider sie, daß er sie niederschlüge in der Wüste

27 und würfe ihren Samen unter die Heiden und zerstreute sie in die Länder.

28 Und sie hingen sich an den Baal-Peor und aßen von den Opfern der toten Götzen

29 und erzürnten ihn mit ihrem Tun; da brach auch die Plage unter sie.

30 Da trat Pinehas herzu und schlichtete die Sache; da ward der Plage gesteuert.

31 Das ward ihm gerechnet zur Gerechtigkeit für und für ewiglich.

32 Und sie erzürnten ihn am Haderwasser, und Mose ging es übel um ihretwillen.

33 Denn sie betrübten ihm sein Herz, daß ihm etliche Worte entfuhren.

34 Auch vertilgten sie die Völker nicht, wie sie doch der HERR geheißen hatte;

35 sondern sie mengten sich unter die Heiden und lernten derselben Werke

Psalm 106:25-35 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 106

This psalm is without the name of its author, as the Syriac interpreter observes. Aben Ezra, on Ps 106:47, says, that one of the wise men of Egypt (perhaps Maimonides) was of opinion that it was written in the time of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; and another, he says, thought it was written in Babylon: but he was of opinion it was wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, or by a prophetic spirit, concerning their present captivity; and so Kimchi. The petition in Ps 106:47, "gather us from among the Heathen", has led most interpreters to conclude that it was written either in the Babylonish captivity, or, as some, in the times of Antiochus: but by comparing it with 1Ch 16:7, it appears that it was written by David, at the time of the bringing up of the ark to Zion; since the first and two last verses of it are there expressly mentioned, in the psalm he gave Asaph to sing on that occasion, Ps 106:34-36, who therein might have respect to the Israelites that had been taken captive by some of their neighbours, as the Philistines, and still retained; though there is no difficulty in supposing that David, under a prophetic spirit, foresaw future captivities, and represents those that were in them. As the preceding psalm treats of the mercies and favours God bestowed upon Israel, this of their sins and provocations amidst those blessings, and of the goodness of God unto them; that notwithstanding he did not destroy them from being a people; for which they had reason to be thankful.