King James Version
Psalms 106:21 in the King James Version says “They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 106 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;”
Psalms 106:21 · KJV
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They forgat”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“their saviour”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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