September 19 Psalms 102, 106, 123, 137 Long Life of Sin

Psalm 106 hails God as Savior of His people and extols His goodness, love, and enduring justice. The the psalmist delineates a long history of rebellion of Israel against their good God. The psalmist reminds us of the rebellion by the Red Sea, their craving for meat, the envy of Moses His anointed, the rebellion at Kadesh Barnea, the idolatry and immorality on the Plains of Moab, and their fall into idolatry in the Promised Land. But God relented and preserved a remnant.

The psalmist is pleading to God to regather His people back in the Promised Land. Only a God of mercy can consider this. That is Who God is.

We may look on Israel with derision for their constant rebellion in the face of God's faithfulness. Please don't - they are a mirror image of ourselves. We are all committed sinners falling into rebellion against God over and over again. The psalmist's plea at the end of the psalm should be ours:
Psalm 106:47-48 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.