Psalmen 106:22

22 Wonderdaden in het land van Cham; vreselijke dingen aan de Schelfzee.

Psalmen 106:22 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:22

Wondrous works in the land of Ham
The same with Egypt; Mizraim, from whence Egypt had its name, being the son of Ham; (See Gill on Psalms 78:51). (See Gill on Psalms 105:23), and these wondrous things are the same plagues as before, so called because they exceeded the power of nature; the magicians themselves confessed the finger of God in one of them; and they were all of them such as might be truly said to be miracles.

And terrible things by the Red sea;
or "in it", as the Syriac and, other versions; as the utter destruction of Pharaoh and his army, not one being left, which was doing terrible things in righteousness; and by which it appeared that with God is terrible majesty; and who shows himself to be terrible in his works, and even to the kings and princes of the earth; but all these things were soon forgot, which it might have been thought, being so amazing and terrible, would have made a lasting impression on them.

Psalmen 106:22 In-Context

20 En zij veranderden hun Eer in de gedaante van een os, die gras eet.
21 Zij vergaten God, hun Heiland, Die grote dingen gedaan had in Egypte;
22 Wonderdaden in het land van Cham; vreselijke dingen aan de Schelfzee.
23 Dies Hij zeide, dat Hij hen verdelgen zou, ten ware Mozes, Zijn uitverkorene, in de scheure voor Zijn aangezicht gestaan had, om Zijn grimmigheid af te keren, dat Hij hen niet verdierf.
24 Zij versmaadden ook het gewenste land; zij geloofden Zijn woord niet.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.