“He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.”
The psalmist's affirmation that God caused the captors to show compassion establishes divine power extending even into the hearts of enemies, transforming their disposition toward the captive people and redirecting their intentions from destruction toward restoration. This verse suggests a theology where God's omnipotence encompasses not merely cosmic forces but also human hearts, establishing that even the most hostile adversaries cannot ultimately resist God's will to show mercy toward His covenanted people. The reference to compassion shown by captors establishes that divine power works not through overwhelming force but through transformation of the will, moving enemies toward mercy and enabling their release of the captive community. By attributing the captors' compassion directly to God's action, the psalmist establishes that apparent natural explanations for deliverance ultimately trace back to divine orchestration, making all rescue and restoration testimony to God's comprehensive sovereignty.
Church Fathers on Psalms 106:46
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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