The Meaning of Psalms 106:4 Explained

Psalms 106:4

KJV: Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

YLT: Remember me, O Jehovah, With the favour of Thy people, Look after me in Thy salvation.

Darby: Remember me, O Jehovah, with thy favour toward thy people; visit me with thy salvation:

ASV: Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Remember  me, O LORD,  with the favour  [that thou bearest unto] thy people:  O visit  me with thy salvation; 

What does Psalms 106:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 106:1-15 - Unfailing Loving-Kindness
Who can utter? That is an unanswered question. Not even the leader of the heavenly choir can answer it. But what blessedness it brings to the heart of one who begins to recite the goodness and loving-kindness of God! When prayer goes heavily, begin to praise.
The theme of this psalm is God's redeeming grace. It contains a gruesome catalogue of sin. We have sinned"¦ we have committed iniquity"¦ our fathers understood not"¦ they remembered not"¦ but provoked"¦ they soon forgat"¦ they waited not"¦ but lusted exceedingly"¦ and tempted God. But side by side were the divine love and mercy: "Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake," Psalms 106:8. God is bound to keep His Covenant, even to the children's children. He must act worthily of Himself. "Truth" is another spelling of "troth." When God has pledged His troth, as He did to Abraham, and has also to us, He cannot fail.
Notice the pathetic prayer of Psalms 106:4. Though we are more or less implicated in the sins of those around us, we, as Christians, may claim special favor and help, in order to be placed in a stronger position when we come to intercede for others. [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 106:4 mean?

Remember me Yahweh with the favor [You have toward] Your people Oh visit me with Your salvation
זָכְרֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה בִּרְצ֣וֹן עַמֶּ֑ךָ פָּ֝קְדֵ֗נִי בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ

זָכְרֵ֣נִי  Remember  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
יְ֭הוָה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בִּרְצ֣וֹן  with  the  favor  [You  have  toward] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
עַמֶּ֑ךָ  Your  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
פָּ֝קְדֵ֗נִי  Oh  visit  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ  with  Your  salvation 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יְשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.