And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.
This psalm shows God's boundless goodness toward His people, yet it confesses that they repaid His kindness with rank ingratitude, idolatry, and rebellion from the very start. The Psalmist begins with praise precisely so that we would dare to ask pardon for such shameful abuse of His covenant mercies.
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Commenting on Psalm 106:1-48
And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. Down to the moment when this psalm was penned the house of Phinehas was honoured in Israel. His faith had performed a valorous deed, and his righteousness was testified of the Lord, and honoured by the continuance of his family in the priesthood.
They forgot His works so quickly that they denied the conclusions as confidently as if they'd never seen the premises proved. They made haste instead of waiting for His counsel, their expectations outrunning His promises, and so they quarreled with every difficulty in their path.
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Commenting on Psalm 106:13-33