Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 106:40-43

"Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance. And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity." — Psalms 106:40-43 (ASV)

After reviewing the sinful past, the poet briefly but impressively describes the punishment which time and again had fallen on the nation. But as his purpose is to make his generation view the Captivity as a supreme instance of this punishment, and to seek deliverance by repentance, he mentions only the judgments inflicted by foreign enemies.