Psalms 106

“Praise ye the LORD . O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Naming Praise keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD ? who can shew forth all his praise?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.” Naming Blessed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Remember me, O LORD , with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;” Naming Remember keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine…” The line’s distinctive content terms include chosen, gladness, glory. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include committed, fathers, iniquity. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at…” Naming Egypt and Our keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.” Naming Nevertheless keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.” Naming Red keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.” The line’s distinctive content terms include hand, enemy, hated. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.” The line’s distinctive content terms include believed, praise, sang. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:” The line’s distinctive content terms include counsel, forgat, soon. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.” The line’s distinctive content terms include gave, leanness, request. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD .” Naming Aaron and Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.” Naming Abiram and Dathan keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.” The line’s distinctive content terms include burned, company, fire. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.” Naming Horeb keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.” The line’s distinctive content terms include changed, eateth, glory. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;” Naming Egypt keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.” Naming Ham and Red keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD .” The line’s distinctive content terms include hearkened, LORD, murmured. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.” The line’s distinctive content terms include lands, nations, overthrow. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.” Naming Baal keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include anger, brake, inventions. Its relationship to verses 28 and 30 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.” Naming Phinehas keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.” The line’s distinctive content terms include counted, evermore, generations. Its relationship to verses 30 and 32 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.” The line’s distinctive content terms include heathen, learned, mingled. Its relationship to verses 34 and 36 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include idols, served, snare. Its relationship to verses 35 and 37 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of…” Naming Canaan keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.” The line’s distinctive content terms include defiled, inventions, whoring. Its relationship to verses 38 and 40 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include gave, hand, hated. Its relationship to verses 42 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.” Naming Their keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.” Naming Many keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:” Naming Nevertheless keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.” The line’s distinctive content terms include captives, carried, pitied. Its relationship to verses 45 and 47 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in…” Naming Save keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the…” Naming Amen and Blessed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.