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Psalm 106:43

He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

41He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
45He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
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Notice

“Many times” makes Israel’s rebellion harder to dismiss: repeated rescue did not keep them from choosing counsel that brought them low.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Judges 2:16–18The LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.Both recount God rescuing his people from enemies; Judges names the judges as the means of that rescue.
Psalm 81:12So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.Both connect the people’s own counsel with resistance to God, exposing the danger of following stubborn hearts.
Psalm 107:11because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.Both name rebellion against God; Psalm 107 specifies rejection of his words and counsel.
Psalm 116:6The LORD preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.Both speak of being brought low and of God’s rescue, though Psalm 116 does not attribute that low state to rebellion.
Psalm 1:1Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;Counsel shapes conduct in both passages: Psalm 106 recounts rebellious counsel, while Psalm 1 blesses refusal of wicked counsel.
Judges 16:14She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the …The overlap is limited to escape: Israel is rescued, while Samson pulls free of the pin and fabric.
1 Samuel 12:9–11But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the …Both connect Israel’s failure toward God with subjection to enemies; Samuel names the nations that fought against them.
Isaiah 26:10Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see the LORD’s majesty.Both describe kindness received without a faithful response: rescue does not end Israel’s rebellion, and favor does not teach the wicked righteousness.
Judges 2:17Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way …Both recount Israel’s persistent disobedience; Judges specifies their refusal to listen and their worship of other gods.
Hosea 11:6The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.Both connect the people’s plans with downfall: rebellious counsel brings Israel low, and Hosea’s sword ends their plans.
Judges 5:8They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?Both place Israel’s unfaithfulness alongside national distress; Judges names the choice of new gods and war at the gates.
1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;The shared setting is Israel’s weakness under enemies; Samuel describes restricted weapons without explaining it here as punishment.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Reread verses 41–45, tracing Israel’s choices and God’s response

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Encouragement

Being rescued many times did not make Israel’s rebellion harmless. Yet the next lines say God regarded their distress, heard their cry, and remembered his covenant.

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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).