The Meaning of Psalms 106:27 Explained

Psalms 106:27

KJV: To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

YLT: And to cause their seed to fall among nations, And to scatter them through lands.

Darby: And that he would make their seed fall among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.

ASV: And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

To overthrow  their seed  also among the nations,  and to scatter  them in the lands. 

What does Psalms 106:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 106:16-33 - Judgment Restrained By Intercession
The strife between the ungodly and the servants of God has characterized all the centuries. These verses record some of its phases. Moses is called God's chosen, Aaron his saint, while Phinehas is held in honor as one to whom his noble deed was counted for righteousness. But such men are always envied, refused, resisted. Men hate them, but God loves and vindicates them for their loyalty and uncompromising righteousness.
It is beautiful to notice how, so far from human hatred inducing such leaders to turn from their persecutors, it seems to drive them to more intense and ceaseless intercession for them. They stand in the breach, to turn away deserved wrath. From the days of Abraham, who prayed for Sodom, right down the stream of time, the people of God have been his remembrancers, giving Him no rest. Let us cultivate the great art of intercession; and if there is need, let us, like Phinehas, not hesitate to strike strongly in the interests of purity. But while thus standing before men, we must cultivate the grace of humility. We are only servants at the most and must not arrogate more to ourselves. Our authority is only delegated. This is where Moses failed, Numbers 20:2-13. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 106

1  The psalmist exhorts to praise God
4  He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
7  The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy
47  He concludes with prayer and praise

What do the individual words in Psalms 106:27 mean?

and to overthrow their descendants among the nations and to scatter them in the lands
וּלְהַפִּ֣יל זַ֭רְעָם בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם וּ֝לְזָרוֹתָ֗ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת

וּלְהַפִּ֣יל  and  to  overthrow 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
זַ֭רְעָם  their  descendants 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם  among  the  nations 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וּ֝לְזָרוֹתָ֗ם  and  to  scatter  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: זָרָה 
Sense: to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed.
בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת  in  the  lands 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.