Psalms 106:22

22 They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham. They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 106:22 In-Context

20 They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them. They forgot the One who had done great things in Egypt.

22 They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham. They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God's anger from destroying them.

24 Later on, they refused to enter the pleasant land of Canaan. They didn't believe God's promise.