Psalms 106:7
Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
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In Context
6We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
8But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
Cross References
Exodus 14:12Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.
Deuteronomy 29:4But even to this day the Lord has not given you a mind open to knowledge, or seeing eyes or hearing ears.
Psalms 5:7\5:6\You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.
Psalms 78:11They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.
Psalms 105:5Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
Proverbs 1:22How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:7-13
The Sins of Israelites. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 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. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him… Read the whole commentary →