“Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.”
Nevertheless, he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. Despite repeated cycles of rebellion and judgment, God remains responsive to Israel's distress and petition. The verb 'regarded' suggests sympathetic attention, as God hears and attends to his people's desperate cry. This verse indicates that God's compassion persists even after repeated covenant-breaking.
Church Fathers on Psalms 106:40
1. This Psalm also has the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongs to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this. And they assert, that all the Psalms bearing this title have Allelujah at the end, but not all at the beginning; so that they will not allow any Psalm which has not Allelujah at the end, to have it at the beginning; supposing that what seems to belong to the commencement, really belongs to the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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