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Psalms 106:47 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 47. 47Save 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.
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Quick Meaning
Psalm 106:47: The petition “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among…” belongs to the prayer “Confession retells rebellion and persistent mercy: Gather us and bless the LORD,” not to an isolated command.
The last petition of Book IV is to be gathered for thanks
This verse is one part of that explanation in Psalms 106:47–48. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Psalms 106:47–48
- Psalms 106:1–48
Read Psalms 106:47 with 106:47–48 and 106:1–48. Read alone, “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the…” could lose the communal voice, the parallel line or movement it develops, and the psalm's outcome. The complete movement establishes: Within Psalms 106:47–48, the communal voice carries the movement “Gather us and bless the LORD” as part of “Confession retells rebellion and persistent mercy.” Its historical-communal-lament form and poetic parallelism hold the petitions, images, memories, or praise together before any single line is applied.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Psalms 106:47–48 brings toward culmination “Accommodation, oppression, and repeated mercy” within Psalm 106 by carrying “Gather us and bless the LORD.” The turn from “He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives” to “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy…” explains why this movement occurs here. Within that relationship, Psalm 106:47 directs a petition or address toward God in “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person.
What Remains True
In “Confession retells rebellion and persistent mercy: Gather us and bless the LORD,” Psalm 106:47 directs a petition or address toward God in “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person. The resulting truth stays bounded by this movement: Praise remembers concrete divine character and action, gathers many voices, and remains honest about grief rather than demanding one emotional performance. The local movement is “Gather us and bless the LORD.” The unit's reviewed limit is: Corporate confession resists self-exoneration but must not feed antisemitic stereotypes, collective guilt across generations, or coercive shame.
How It Can Shape Life
- Within “Confession retells rebellion and persistent mercy: Gather us and bless the LORD,” Psalm 106:47 directs a petition or address toward God in “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person. A proportionate response is this: Answer “Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the…” by naming one concrete gift or act of mercy, sharing gratitude without requiring a grieving person to match your mood.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Psalms 106:47–48, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ps.xml, OSIS 106:47–48
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Psalm 106 HTML, translator, textual, and study notes attached to Psalms 106:47–48
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