Psalm 106:45 - Easy To Read Version God always remembered his Agreement {\cf2\super [563]} \par and comforted them with his great love.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He [earnestly] remembered for their sake His covenant and relented their sentence of evil [comforting and easing Himself] according to the abundance of His mercy and loving-kindness [when they cried out to Him]. American Standard Version (1901) And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. Common English Bible God remembered his covenant for their sake, and because of how much faithful love he has, God changed his mind. |
The angel raised his arm over Jerusalem to destroy it. But the Lord felt very sorry about the bad things that had happened. The Lord said to the angel that destroyed the people, “That’s enough! Put down your arm.”The Lord’s angel was by the threshing floor [161] of Araunah [162] the Jebusite.
But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. The Lord had mercy and turned to the Israelites. Why? Because of his Agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Lord would not destroy the Israelites or throw them away yet.
Remember God’s Agreement {\cf2\super [548]} forever.\par Remember his commands for 1,000 generations!\par
The Lord punished the nations.\par But the Lord was kind to his servants.\par
God remembered us when we were defeated.\par His true love continues forever.\par
God, be merciful to me,\par because of your great loving kindness,\par because of your great mercy,\par erase all my sins.\par
Lord, your love is good.\par Answer me with all your love.\par With all your kindness,\par turn to me and help me!\par
So the Lord felt sorry {for the people}. The Lord did not do the thing that he said he might do—he did not destroy the people.
I will remember that the Lord is kind.\par And I will remember to praise the Lord.\par The Lord gave many good things to the family of Israel.\par The Lord has been very kind to us.\par The Lord showed mercy to us.\par
But the people of that nation might change their hearts and lives. The people in that nation might stop doing evil things. Then I would change my mind. I would not follow my plans to bring disaster to that nation.
When the Lord punishes,\par he also has mercy.\par He has mercy because of his great love\par and kindness.\par
“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [121]} I don’t want to give you up.\par Israel, I want to protect you.\par I don’t want to make you like Admah! {\cf2\super [122]} \par I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim! {\cf2\super [123]} \par I am changing my mind.\par My love for you is too strong.\par
For them, I will remember the Agreement with their ancestors. [455] I brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt so I could become their God. The other nations saw those things. I am the Lord!”
Then the Lord changed his mind about this. The Lord said, “That thing will not happen.”
Then the Lord changed his mind about this. The Lord God said, “That thing will not happen either.”
“The Lord will judge his people. They are his servants, and he will show them mercy. He will see that their power is gone. He will see that they are all helpless— the slaves and free people, too.
Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.
Many times the enemies of Israel did bad things to the people. So the people of Israel would cry for help. And each time, the Lord felt sorry for the people. Each time he sent a judge to save the people from their enemies. The Lord was always with those judges. So each time, the people of Israel were saved from their enemies.