3. Concluding prayer for deliverance 106:47-48

This petition suggests that the psalmist lived and wrote during Israel's Babylonian captivity. It is a simple request for deliverance claiming no merit to obtain this favor. The writer relied exclusively on the Lord's covenant faithfulness and His loyal love for His people (v. 45).

The last verse blesses Yahweh and calls on God's people to praise Him. It is a fitting conclusion to Book 4 of the Psalter as well as to Psalm 106.

Prayers of confession such as this one help us maintain a realistic dependence on God's grace. They remind us that God is faithful even though His people have not been and so encourage faithfulness in us. Hopefully we will learn from the mistakes of the Israelites and not repeat the same errors (1 Cor. 10:11).