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Psalm 106:12

Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
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Notice

The word “Then” roots Israel’s belief and song in the rescue just described, where God saved his people from their enemy.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse …Both recount Israel singing after rescue at the sea; Exodus supplies the song, and the psalm records their praise.
Exodus 14:31–15:21Israel saw the great work which the LORD did to the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.Both describe Israel believing after witnessing God’s saving work against their enemies.
Hosea 2:15I will give her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day …Hosea recalls a response on leaving Egypt; the psalm recounts belief and praise after rescue from an enemy.
Luke 8:13Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, then fall away in time of …The psalm’s praise is followed by forgetting; Luke describes joyful reception and belief that give way under temptation.
John 8:30–31As he spoke these things, many believed in him.Both connect belief with words: the psalm names God’s words, and John records people believing as Jesus spoke.
Numbers 21:17Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,Both record Israel singing, though Numbers names a well and the psalm names praise following rescue.
Where this verse fits

Answered prayer. gratitude. praise and worship.

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Encouragement

Israel had reason to sing: God had saved them from their enemy. Their praise would give way to forgetting, yet the rescue they sang about remained God’s work.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).