Psalms 106:21

21 They forgot God, their very own Savior, who turned things around in Egypt,

Psalms 106:21 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:21

They forgat God their Saviour
Not only forgat the works of God, ( Psalms 106:13 ) , but forgat God that did those mighty works; forgat that there was a God; or however forgat him that is the only true and living God, when they said of the molten image, "these are thy gods, O Israel"; and what aggravated their crime was, they forgot that God that had saved them in so wonderful a manner out of the hand of their enemies, for his own name's sake; and had led them safely through the Red sea as on dry land, and destroyed those that hated them.

Which had done great things in Egypt:
meaning the ten plagues on the Egyptians, and the deliverance of the Israelites from them.

Psalms 106:21 In-Context

19 They cast in metal a bull calf at Horeb and worshiped the statue they'd made.
20 They traded the Glory for a cheap piece of sculpture - a grass-chewing bull!
21 They forgot God, their very own Savior, who turned things around in Egypt,
22 Who created a world of wonders in the Land of Ham, who gave that stunning performance at the Red Sea.
23 Fed up, God decided to get rid of them - and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly.
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