PSALM 106 — "Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good" | Psalm Selah

A historical psalm reviewing Israel's sin and God's mercy across the wilderness generation. In 48 verses, the psalmist rehearses Israel's rebellions — the golden calf, Baal Peor, despising the pleasant land, and many others — alongside God's repeated acts of salvation and patience. The refrain is not "Israel was wicked" but "Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake." ⚡ QUICK ANSWER Psalm 106 is a historical meditation on Israel's repeated failures and God's repeated mercy, teaching that God's faithfulness endures even when His people are habitually unfaithful. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro — Praise the LORD 0:41 Verse 1 — Who can utter the mighty acts 1:00 Verse 2 — Remember me, LORD 1:22 Pre-Chorus — We have sinned with our fathers 1:34 Chorus — That he might make his mighty power known 1:56 Verse 3 — The waters covered their adversaries 2:16 Verse 4 — He gave them their request 2:27 Bridge — Yet he saved them many times 2:43 Verse 5 — When he heard their cry 3:00 Final Chorus — By all those who carried them captive 3:29 Outro — Blessed be the LORD 🎧 LISTEN EVERYWHERE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6cNRu... Apple Music:   / psalm-selah   Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/a... 📚 RELATED PLAYLISTS • The Complete Psalm Selah Bible:    • The Complete Psalm Selah Bible   • Complete Book of Psalms (Sung by Psalm Selah):    • Complete Book of Psalms (Sung by Psalm Selah)   • The Wisdom Literature: Job to Song of Solomon:    • The Wisdom Literature: Job to Song of Solomon   • The Old Testament (Sung by Psalm Selah):    • The Old Testament (Sung by Psalm Selah)   • Deep Peace: For Anxiety and Stress:    • Deep Peace: For Anxiety and Stress   🔗 RELATED CHAPTERS • Exodus 12: The Passover, the beginning of Israel's deliverance - https://50days.io/bible/exodus/12 • Numbers 14: Israel despises the promised land and rebels - https://50days.io/bible/numbers/14 • Deuteronomy 6: Remember the LORD your God - https://50days.io/bible/deuteronomy/6 ▶ NEXT: Psalm 107 — https://50days.io/bible/psalms/107 ◀ PREVIOUS: Psalm 105 — https://50days.io/bible/psalms/105 🌐 FULL CHAPTER STUDY: 50days.io/bible/psalms/106 🌊 ABOUT PSALM SELAH Psalm Selah is the cinematic indie-folk duo from Psalmody Press - a raw male voice and an ethereal female voice setting every chapter of the Bible to acoustic, string-led arrangements in the tradition of Hozier, Bon Iver, and Andrew Peterson. Pause. Lift. Then the fire falls. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for the complete Psalm Selah Bible — one chapter every day. 🌐 50days.io · Spotify Artist Page ✍ Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director, Psalmody Press Published: 2026-05-21 #PsalmSelah #Psalm106 #HistoricalPsalm #God'sMercy #Israel'sStory #BibleSung #IndieFolk #ChristianMusic #BibleVerses #CovenantFaithfulness