Text: Psalm 106:44-46
OT Text Referred to: Leviticus 26:45
Subject: God remembering covenant for their sake
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Leviticus 26:45 promises that God will "remember for their sake the covenant with their ancestors (בְּרִית רִאשֹׁנִים, berit rishonim), whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations." Psalm 106:44-46 narrates historical fulfillments of this promise: "He remembered His covenant for their sake (וַיִּזְכֹּר לָהֶם בְּרִיתוֹ) and relented according to the abundance of His steadfast love (חֲסָדָיו); He made them objects of compassion to all their captors." Both texts ground divine mercy in covenant remembrance rather than human merit — God rescues not because Israel deserves it but because He is faithful to the covenant He made with the ancestors. The psalmist presents this as a recurring pattern throughout Israel's history, validating the Levitical promise through repeated historical experience.