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We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers, We have gone astray, we have behaved wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We and our ancestors have sinned terribly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned as our ancestors did; we have been wicked and evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have sinned, along with our ancestors; we have committed iniquity and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, "" We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> We have sinned with our fathers, We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We sinned with our fathers, we acted perversely, we did evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:6>We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong and are guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers; we have gone astray and we have done wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, We have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">We have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">our fathers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm" title="5753: he·‘ĕ·wî·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-1cp) -- To bend, twist. A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively.">we have done wrong</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: hir·šā·‘ə·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-1cp) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">and acted wickedly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a></span><br />But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5-6</a></span><br />we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. / We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Isaiah 64:5-6</a></span><br />You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? / Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40</a></span><br />But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18-19</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ / Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Judges 10:10</a></span><br />Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6-7</a></span><br />and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. / From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-32</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></b></br> And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation <i>that</i> set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40</a></b></br> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Numbers 32:14</a></b></br> And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-2.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Behaved</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Iniquitously</a> <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Perversely</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-99.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Behaved</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/psalms/116-7.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Iniquitously</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/119-78.htm">Perversely</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>We have sinned like our fathers;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges a continuity of sin across generations, reflecting the biblical theme of the Israelites' repeated disobedience to God. The reference to "our fathers" connects the current generation to their ancestors, who frequently turned away from God's commandments. This is reminiscent of the Israelites' behavior during the Exodus and their time in the wilderness, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Exodus 32:7-9</a>, where they created and worshiped the golden calf. The acknowledgment of sin is a crucial step in repentance, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. This phrase also highlights the concept of corporate sin, where the community as a whole bears responsibility for the actions of its members, as seen in <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a>.<p><b>we have done wrong</b><br>The admission of wrongdoing is a personal and communal confession, emphasizing the moral and ethical failures of the people. This aligns with the biblical understanding of sin as missing the mark of God's standards, as outlined in the Law given to Moses. The phrase underscores the need for self-examination and humility before God, as seen in the penitential psalms like <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David confesses his sins and seeks God's mercy. The acknowledgment of wrongdoing is essential for seeking forgiveness and restoration, a theme echoed in the New Testament in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>.<p><b>and acted wickedly.</b><br>This phrase intensifies the confession by describing the actions as "wicked," indicating a deliberate and conscious choice to go against God's will. The term "wickedly" suggests actions that are morally corrupt and offensive to God, similar to the behaviors condemned by the prophets, such as idolatry, injustice, and oppression. This confession is a recognition of the depth of human depravity and the need for divine intervention. The concept of wickedness is addressed throughout Scripture, with calls to repentance and transformation, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a>, where the wicked are urged to forsake their ways and return to the Lord. This phrase also points to the need for a savior, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and the power to overcome sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Psalm 106</a>, traditionally attributed to David, who reflects on the history of Israel and their repeated failures to follow God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers/ancestors.htm">The Fathers/Ancestors</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites' forefathers who sinned against God, particularly during the Exodus and wilderness wanderings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, whose history of rebellion and repentance is recounted in this Psalm.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of Israel's liberation from Egypt, during which they frequently sinned against God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_wanderings.htm">Wilderness Wanderings</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years, marked by repeated disobedience and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize the importance of confessing our sins and the sins of our community, understanding that we are part of a larger account of human fallibility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_patterns.htm">Generational Patterns</a></b><br>Reflect on how the sins of our ancestors can influence us today and the importance of breaking negative cycles through repentance and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite repeated failures, God remains faithful. This should encourage us to return to Him in repentance, trusting in His mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>Use the history of Israel as a lesson to avoid similar pitfalls in our spiritual journey, understanding that history can repeat itself if we are not vigilant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>Emphasize the role of community in confession and repentance, recognizing that we are part of a collective body that must seek God together.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_this_cup_pass_from_me.htm">Can this cup pass from me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_ensure_my_place_in_heaven.htm">How can I ensure my place in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_emphasize_hand_washing_in_psalm_26_6.htm">(Psalm 26:6) If ritual hand washing cannot truly cleanse sin, why does the psalmist emphasize this outward act?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_prayer_aid_personal_growth.htm">How does prayer influence personal and spiritual growth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">We.</span>--Regard must be paid to the fact that the confession includes the speaker and his generation, as well as the ancestors of the race. The psalm proceeds from the period of the Captivity, when the national conscience, or at all events that of the nobler part of the nation, was thoroughly alive to the sinfulness of idolatry.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-46.</span> - The psalmist now enters on his main subject - the transgressions of Israel in the past, and God's manifold mercies vouchsafed to them. These he traces from the time of the Exodus (ver. 7) to that of the Babylonish captivity (ver. 46). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We have sinned with our fathers</span> (comp. <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a>; <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6, 7</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6, 7</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-18, 26</a>; <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5-8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">We have committed iniquity;</span> or, "dealt perversely" (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">We have done wickedly</span>. The confession is as broad and general as possible, including <span class="accented">all</span> under sin - the "fathers" from Moses downwards, the whole nation from the time of its settlement in Canaan, and even the afflicted exiles in Babylon. Their guilt is emphaized by the use of three verbs, each more forcible than the last. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">We have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֥אנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our fathers;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have done wrong</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעֱוִ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·wî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5753.htm">Strong's 5753: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, twist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] acted wickedly.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hir·šā·‘ə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:6 We have sinned with our fathers (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>