English Standard Version
Psalms 106:21
21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
Psalms 106:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
- New International Version (NIV)They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
- New King James Version (NKJV)They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,
- New Living Translation (NLT)They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt—
Context of Psalms 106:21
19They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image. 20They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, 22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. 23Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
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שָׁ֭כְחוּ אֵ֣ל מוֹשִׁיעָ֑ם עֹשֶׂ֖ה גְדֹל֣וֹת בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:21
- Psalms 106:13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
- Psalms 78:11They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.
- Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded.
- Jeremiah 2:32Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
- Isaiah 12:2"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
- Isaiah 45:21Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
- Isaiah 63:8For he said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely." And he became their Savior.
- Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen."
- Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.
- Psalms 135:9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
- Deuteronomy 6:22And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes.
- Deuteronomy 7:18you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt,
- Nehemiah 9:10and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21They forgat God their Saviour - The God who had saved, or delivered them, out of Egypt. The sentiment here is the same as in Psalm 78:11-12. See the notes at that place.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23they … worshiped a molten image: The people forgot their Savior and worshiped idols (see Exodus 32:1–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2319-23. From indirect setting God at naught, they pass to direct. made--though prohibited in Ex 20:4, 5 to make a likeness, even of the true God. calf--called so in contempt. They would have made an ox or bull, but their idol turned out but a calf; an imitation of the divine symbols, the cherubim; or of the sacred bull of Egyptian idolatry. The idolatry was more sinful in view of their recent experience of God's power in Egypt and His wonders at Sinai (Ex…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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