Psalms 106:7

Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fathers	אֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ 'a.Vo.Tei.nu	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
understood	הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ his.Ki.lu	H7919	to be (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
wonders	נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ nif.le.'o.Tei.kha	H6381	properly · verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֨יִם ve.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
remembered	זָ֭כְרוּ Za.khe.ru	H2142	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
multitude	רֹ֣ב ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · noun, common masculine singular construct
mercies	חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ cha.sa.Dei.kha	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
provoked	וַיַּמְר֖וּ vai.yam.Ru	H4784	to be (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sea	יָ֣ם yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Red	סֽוּף Suf	H5488	a reed · noun, masculine singular absolute
sea	בְּיַם be.yam-	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Exodus 14:11-12 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt…
Psalms 78:42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
Psalms 78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Proverbs 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be save…
Deuteronomy 15:15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thi…
Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Deuteronomy 32:28-29 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:6-12

Here begins a penitential confession of sin, which was in a special manner seasonable now that the church was in distress; for thus we must justify God in all that he brings upon us, acknowledging that therefore he has done right, because we have done wickedly; and the remembrance of former sins, notwithstanding which God did not cast off his people, is an encouragement to us to hope that, though we are justly corrected for our sins, yet we shall not be utterly abandoned. I. God's afflicted people here own themselves guilty before God (Psa 106:6): "We have sinned with our fathers, that is, like our fathers, after the similitude of their transgression. We have added to the stock of hereditary…

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John Gill on Psalms 106:7

Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt,.... Or, "our fathers in Egypt" (l); while they were there, they did not understand, or wisely consider and attend unto, the miracles there wrought, the plagues inflicted on the Egyptians. These were done in their sight, they saw them with their eyes; yet had not hearts to perceive them, and understand the true use and design of them: not only that these were for the destruction of their enemies, and for their deliverance from them; but that they were proofs of the power of God, and of his being the one only and true God, in opposition to the idols of the Egyptians; and that he only ought to be adhered unto, worshipped, and trusted in. Had they…

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John Calvin on Psalms 106:6-11

Psalm 106:6-11 6. We have sinned with our fathers, we have acted iniquitously, we have done wickedly. 7. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy kindnesses; they rebelled at the sea, even the Red Sea. 8. Yet he saved them for his own name's sake, that he might make his power to be known. 9. Also he rebuked the Red Sea, and dried it up; and made them walk through the depths, as through the desert. 10. And saved them from the hand of the enemy, and delivered them from the hand of the wicked. 11. And the waters covered their oppressors: there was not one of them left. 6 We have sinned with our fathers It is quite plain from these words, that a…

The Church Fathers

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand your wonders. They saw, and they did not see: they saw with the eyes of the flesh, and with spiritual eyes they did not see. He did not say, they did not see: but, they did not understand. For just as those men saw the wonders, and did not understand: so also in the Gospel, if anyone indeed sees and hears carnally, but does not understand spiritually, he does not see. Blessed therefore are we who have not seen and yet have believed, more than those who saw and did not believe. They saw the Red Sea, they saw Pharaoh drowned, and understood only this, which they saw. But we, who have not seen him, understand better. In Pharaoh we understand the devil, in his army we understand the demons, in the sea we understand baptism. They understand Marah to be bitter waters, and they pass through Marah: but we daily see the baptism of heretics to be bitter waters. They hang up the bronze serpent in the desert. Let the anchorites hear, let those who dwell in the wilderness hear. But we, what have we done? We too have hung up the true and ancient serpent in the wilderness. Although the apostle does not interpret this of the Lord in the way we suppose. But what does he say? On the cross of the Lord the devil was hung up and fastened. The Lord indeed was crucified, but the devil died. This one fulfilled the mystery, and appeared as victor: but the other did not appear, but was spiritually slain, just as the apostle also signifies.
— Jerome, Homily 32, on Psalm 105

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Dictionary and topics

Alleluia — The Greek form (Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6) of the Hebrew Hallelujah = Praise ye Jehovah, which begins or ends several of the psalms (106, 111, 112, 113, etc.).
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions — Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Forgetting God · Benefits — Benefits
Ingratitude · OF MAN TO GOD — OF MAN TO GOD
Ingratitude To God · Guilt of — Guilt of
Miracles · The wicked: Do not understand — The wicked: Do not understand
Red Sea · 14;15:1,4,11,19; — 14;15:1,4,11,19;
Unbelief · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 106:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:6-12

John Gill on Psalms 106:7

John Calvin on Psalms 106:6-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 106:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:6-12

John Gill on Psalms 106:7

John Calvin on Psalms 106:6-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 106:6-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 106:6-13

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 106:7