Psalms 106:47

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

Psalm 106, including verse 47, belongs to the record of Israel's experience in the wilderness. It stands within that history as an account of rebellion that brought oppression upon the people. Out of that condition the verse pleads for God to save His people and gather them from among the heathen nations.

That deliverance is sought so the people may give thanks to God's holy name and triumph in His praise. The psalm is to be read carefully because it teaches appreciation for God's goodness, mercy, and love. Its account provides warnings and lessons that God's people in the last days especially need to study regularly.