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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/106.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, Who had done such great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You worked powerful miracles to save them from Egypt, but they forgot about you <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They forgot God, their savior, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They forgot the God who had saved them by his mighty acts in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who performed great things in Egypt—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds in Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They forgot God their savior, who had done great things in Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have forgotten God their Savior, "" The doer of great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have forgotten God their saviour, The doer of great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They forgat God saving them, doing great things in Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:21>They forgot God, who saved them, who did great things in Egypt:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They forgot the God who had saved them, who had done great deeds in Egypt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They forgot God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they forgot God who saved them, who did great things in Egypt<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They forgot God their saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds in Egypt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13427" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: ḵə·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">They forgot</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·‘ām (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 3mp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">their Savior,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">who did</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">things in Egypt,</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1-4</a></span><br />Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7</a></span><br />So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a></span><br />When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-41</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9-11</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8-9</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a></span><br />But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They forgot God their savior, which had done great things in Egypt;</p><p class="hdg">forgat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13</a></b></br> They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Psalm 78:11,12,42-51</a></b></br> And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Deuteronomy 32:17,18</a></b></br> They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new <i>gods that</i> came newly up, whom your fathers feared not… </p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2</a></b></br> Behold, God <i>is</i> my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH <i>is</i> my strength and <i>my</i> song; he also is become my salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a></b></br> Tell ye, and bring <i>them</i> near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? <i>who</i> hath told it from that time? <i>have</i> not I the LORD? and <i>there is</i> no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; <i>there is</i> none beside me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Isaiah 63:8</a></b></br> For he said, Surely they <i>are</i> my people, children <i>that</i> will not lie: so he was their Saviour.</p><p class="hdg">which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13,14</a></b></br> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-9.htm">Psalm 135:9</a></b></br> <i>Who</i> sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></b></br> Or hath God assayed to go <i>and</i> take him a nation from the midst of <i>another</i> nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Forgat</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Forgot</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/106-10.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/psalms/89-26.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Saviour</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/114-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Forgat</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Forgot</a> <a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/107-13.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Saviour</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They forgot God their Savior</b><br>This phrase highlights the recurring theme of forgetfulness among the Israelites regarding God's past deliverance and provision. In the biblical narrative, forgetting God often leads to disobedience and idolatry. The term "Savior" underscores God's role as the deliverer, a title that foreshadows the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ. The Israelites' forgetfulness is a warning against spiritual amnesia, reminding believers to continually remember and recount God's faithfulness. This concept is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Deuteronomy 6:12</a>, where the Israelites are admonished not to forget the Lord who brought them out of slavery.<p><b>who did great things in Egypt</b><br>This refers to the miraculous events surrounding the Exodus, where God demonstrated His power through the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. These acts were not only displays of divine power but also served as judgments against the gods of Egypt, affirming the supremacy of the God of Israel. The "great things" are a testament to God's covenant faithfulness and His ability to save His people against overwhelming odds. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of redemption, as the Exodus is a type of Christ's redemptive work, liberating humanity from the bondage of sin. The historical and archaeological context of Egypt during this period provides insights into the cultural and religious backdrop against which these events occurred, emphasizing the magnitude of God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, referred to as the Savior who performed great deeds for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people who forgot God despite His miraculous works in their history.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The place where God performed great acts to deliver the Israelites from slavery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, showcasing God's power and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to guide the Israelites out of Egypt, though not directly mentioned in this verse, he is a key figure in the events alluded to.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Forgetfulness</a></b><br>Forgetting God's past works can lead to spiritual decline and disobedience. We must actively remember and recount His deeds in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Regularly recalling and sharing testimonies of God's faithfulness strengthens our faith and encourages others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_savior.htm">God as Savior</a></b><br>Recognize God as the ultimate Savior, not just in historical events but in our personal lives today. Trust in His power to deliver us from our own "Egypts."<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude and worship by reflecting on God's mighty acts, both in Scripture and in our personal experiences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>Use the history of Israel as a lesson to avoid repeating their mistakes. Let their account guide us in maintaining a faithful relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_21_2_literal_or_poetic.htm">Psalm 21:2: Is there historical or archaeological evidence that God literally granted every desire of the king, or is this purely poetic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_psalm_50_21.htm">In Psalm 50:21, why would a just God choose silence in the face of evil, and doesn't this clash with other scriptures depicting divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_wrath_reconciled_with_love.htm">Psalm 21:8-10: How can the depiction of God's fiery wrath be reconciled with other scriptures portraying God as loving and merciful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_god_dried_the_red_sea.htm">Psalm 106:9 states God dried up the Red Sea for Israel's passage--do we have any historical or scientific evidence that such an event actually happened?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Forgot God their saviour.</span>--With evident allusion to <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm" title="Then beware lest you forget the LORD, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.">Deuteronomy 6:12</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They forgat God their Saviour</span> (comp. ver. 13). "God their Saviour" is "God who had so recently saved them out of the hands of Pharaoh." <span class="cmt_word">Which had done great things in Egypt.</span> The allusion is principally to the long series of "plagues." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They forgot</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֭כְחוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their Savior,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשִׁיעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šî·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who did</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֶׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְדֹל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things in Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:21 They forgot God their Savior who had (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>