Psalms 106:8
Yet he saved them, for the sake of his Name, to make known his mighty power;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
In Context
9So he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, And he led them through deeps, as pasture-land;
Cross References
Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Yahweh is splendid in power,—Thy right hand, O Yahweh dasheth in pieces a foe;
Numbers 14:13Then said Moses unto Yahweh,—So shall the Egyptians hear, For thou hast brought up. in thy might, this people out of their midst;
Joshua 4:24that all the peoples of the earth might know the hand of Yahweh, that, firm, it is; that they might revere Yahweh your God, all the days.
1 Samuel 12:22For Yahweh will not give up his people, because of his great name, for Yahweh was minded to make you his people.
Psalms 111:6The might of his works, hath he declared to his people, that he may give them the inheritance of the nations.
Isaiah 48:9For the sake of mine own Name, will I defer mine anger, And for my praise, will I restrain myself towards thee,—So as not to cut thee off.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:7-13
The Sins of Israelites. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him… Read the whole commentary →