Salmos 106:36-46

36 Serviram aos seus ídolos, que vieram a ser-lhes um laço;

37 sacrificaram seus filhos e suas filhas aos demônios;

38 e derramaram sangue inocente, o sangue de seus filhos e de suas filhas, que eles sacrificaram aos ídolos de Canaã; e a terra foi manchada com sangue.

39 Assim se contaminaram com as suas obras, e se prostituíram pelos seus feitos.

40 Pelo que se acendeu a ira do Senhor contra o seu povo, de modo que abominou a sua herança;

41 entregou-os nas mãos das nações, e aqueles que os odiavam dominavam sobre eles.

42 Os seus inimigos os oprimiram, e debaixo das mãos destes foram eles humilhados.

43 Muitas vezes os livrou; mas eles foram rebeldes nos seus desígnios, e foram abatidos pela sua iniqüidade.

44 Contudo, atentou para a sua aflição, quando ouviu o seu clamor;

45 e a favor deles lembrou-se do seu pacto, e aplacou-se, segundo a abundância da sua benignidade.

46 Por isso fez com que obtivessem compaixão da parte daqueles que os levaram cativos.

Salmos 106:36-46 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.