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Psalms 106:27

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 106:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
Psalms 106:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 106

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,
25But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
26Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
28They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them.
30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“To overthrow their seed also among the nations - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to make them fall;” to wit, among the surrounding people. The reference here is to the posterity of those who complained and fell in the wilderness. The result of their rebellion and complaining would not terminate with them. It would extend to their posterity, and the rebellion of the fathers would be remembered in distant generations. The overthrow of the nation, and its captivity in Babylon was thus one of the remote consequences of their rebellion in the wilderness. And to scatter them in the lands - In foreign lands - as at Babylon. If this psalm was written at the time of the Babylonian captivity, this allusion…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Overthrow - He sware also (tho' not at the same time) that he would punish their sins, not only in their persons, but in their posterity. Psalms 106:28”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“overthrow: Heb. make them fall to scatter: Psa 44:11; Lev 26:33; Deu 4:26, Deu 4:27, Deu 28:37, Deu 28:64, Deu 28:65, Deu 32:26, Deu 32:27; Eze 20:23 Psalms 106:28”
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