Psalms 106:6

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 106:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
Psalms 106:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 106

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“We have sinned with our fathers - We have sinned as “they” did; we have followed their example. The illustration of the manner in which the nation had sinned occupies a considerable part of the remainder of the psalm; and the idea here is, that, in the generation in which the psalmist lived, there had been the manifestation of the same rebellious spirit which had so remarkably characterized the entire nation. The “connection” of this with the foregoing verses is not very apparent. It would seem to be that the psalmist was deeply impressed with a sense of the great blessings which follow from the friendship of God, and from keeping his commandments - as stated, Psalms 106:3-5; but he…”
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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
“Glory - As our fathers did. Psalms 106:7”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“106:6-13 The community joins together to confess their sins and their ancestors’ many acts of unbelief. 106:6 The story of Israel’s redemption encompasses their sinful response from the days of the ancestors to the present (106:43). The themes of sin and divine wrath both open and close Book Four (90:1-9; 106:6, 23, 43).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 78:8; Lev 26:40; Num 32:14; Kg1 8:47; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7; Neh 9:16, Neh 9:32-34; Dan 9:5-8; Mat 23:32; Act 7:51, Act 7:52 Psalms 106:7”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The key-note of the vidduj, which is a settled expression since Kg1 8:47 ( Dan 9:5, cf. Bar. 2:12), makes itself heard here in Psa 106:6; Israel is bearing at this time the punishment of its sins, by which it has made itself like its forefathers. In this needy and helpless condition the poet, who all along speaks as a member of the assembly, takes the way of the confession of sin, which leads to the forgiveness of sin and to the removal of the punishment of sin. רשׁע, Kg1 8:47, signifies to be, and the Hiph. to prove one's self to be, a רשׁע. עם in Psa 106:6 is equivalent to aeque ac, as in Ecc 2:16; Job 9:26. With Psa 106:7 the retrospect begins. The fathers contended with Moses and Aaron…”
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