Psalms 106:5

"Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,"

Key Reflection

Psalms 106:5 reflects a common prayer found in ancient Near Eastern literature, where individuals invoked divine favor and salvation for themselves along with their communities. The psalmist is requesting that the Lord remember him with the same kindness shown to His chosen people, particularly seeking deliverance through God’s saving power as He had done for Israel during its historic deliverances from Egypt and subsequent times of trial.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

That I may see the good of thy chosen -Thy chosen people; or, thine elect. That I may possess and enjoy the same favor and happiness which they do. It is implied here that there are special favors conferred on them; or, that happiness is found in the friendship of God which is not to be found elsewhere. It is a characteristic of true piety to desire to make that our own. A truly religious man more desires the happiness which results from being among the “chosen” of God than all that the world can confer. That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation -The happiness found in the nation that serves thee.

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