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Psalms 106:8

106:7 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.
Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

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Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

106:9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

What does Psalms 106:8 mean?

Psalms 106:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ), שֵׁם (shêm), גְּבוּרָה (gᵉbûwrâh).

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Nevertheless
he
savedיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
them
for
his
name'sשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
sake,
that
he
might
make
his
mighty
powerגְּבוּרָהgᵉbûwrâh/gheb-oo-raw'/H1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
to
be
known.יָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

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Desert, Journey of Israel Through TheMotivePower of God, theRed Sea

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:8.

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

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What does Psalms 106:8 say?

Psalms 106:8 (King James Version) reads: "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known."

Is Psalms 106:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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