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Selected Verse: Psalms 106:13 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ps 106:13 |
Strong Concordance |
They soon [04116] forgat [07911] his works [04639]; they waited [02442] not for his counsel [06098]: |
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King James |
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
The faith induced by God's display of power in their behalf was short lived, and their new rebellion and temptation was visited by God with fresh punishment, inflicted by leaving them to the result of their own gratified appetites, and sending on them spiritual poverty (Num 11:18).
They soon forgat--literally, "They hasted, they forgat" (compare Exo 32:8). "They have turned aside quickly (or, hastily) out of the way." The haste of our desires is such that we can scarcely allow God one day. Unless He immediately answers our call, instantly then arise impatience, and at length despair.
his works-- (Deu 11:3-4; Dan 9:14).
his counsel--They waited not for the development of God's counsel, or plan for their deliverance, at His own time, and in His own way. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
They soon forgat his works - On Psa 106:13-15, see the notes at Psa 78:17-22. Literally, here, as in the margin, "They made haste, they forgat." They did it soon; did it without any delay. It was as if they were impatient to have it done.
They waited not for his counsel - For the fulfillment of his promise; or for his command in regard to their future conduct. They did not look to him, but they depended on themselves, and followed their own desires and wishes. |
Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
The first of the principal sins on the other side of the Red Sea was the unthankful, impatient, unbelieving murmuring about their meat and drink, Psa 106:13-15. For what Psa 106:13 places foremost was the root of the whole evil, that, falling away from faith in God's promise, they forgot the works of God which had been wrought in confirmation of it, and did not wait for the carrying out of His counsel. The poet has before his eye the murmuring for water on the third day after the miraculous deliverance (Exo 15:22-24) and in Rephidim (Exo 17:2). Then the murmuring for flesh in the first and second years of the exodus which was followed by the sending of the quails (Ex. 16 and Num. 11), together with the wrathful judgment by which the murmuring for the second time was punished (Kibrôth ha-Ta'avah, Num 11:33-35). This dispensation of wrath the poet calls רזון (lxx, Vulgate, and Syriac erroneously πλησμονήν, perhaps מזון, nourishment), inasmuch as he interprets Num 11:33-35 of a wasting disease, which swept away the people in consequence of eating inordinately of the flesh, and in the expression (cf. Psa 78:31) he closely follows Isa 10:16. The "counsel" of God for which they would not wait, is His plan with respect to the time and manner of the help. חכּה, root Arab. ḥk, a weaker power of Arab. ḥq, whence also Arab. ḥkl, p. 111, ḥkm, p. 49 note 1, signifies prop. to make firm, e.g., a knot (cf. on Psa 33:20), and starting from this (without the intervention of the metaphor moras nectere, as Schultens thinks) is transferred to a firm bent of mind, and the tension of long expectation. The epigrammatic expression ויּתאוּוּ תאוה (plural of ויתאו, Isa 45:12, for which codices, as also in Pro 23:3, Pro 23:6; Pro 24:1, the Complutensian, Venetian 1521, Elias Levita, and Baer have ויתאו without the tonic lengthening) is taken from Num 11:4.
The second principal sin was the insurrection against their superiors, Psa 106:16-18. The poet has Num 16:1 in his eye. The rebellious ones were swallowed up by the earth, and their two hundred and fifty noble, non-Levite partisans consumed by fire. The fact that the poet does not mention Korah among those who were swallowed up is in perfect harmony with Num 16:25., Deu 11:6; cf. however Num 26:10. The elliptical תפתּה in Psa 106:17 is explained from Num 16:32; Num 26:10.
The third principal sin was the worship of the calf, Psa 106:19-23. The poet here glances back at Ex. 32, but not without at the same time having Deu 9:8-12 in his mind; for the expression "in Horeb" is Deuteronomic, e.g., Deu 4:15; Deu 5:2, and frequently. Psa 106:20 is also based upon the Book of Deuteronomy: they exchanged their glory, i.e., the God who was their distinction before all peoples according to Deu 4:6-8; Deu 10:21 (cf. also Jer 2:11), for the likeness (תּבנית) of a plough-ox (for this is pre-eminently called שׁוּר, in the dialects תּור), contrary to the prohibition in Deu 4:17. On Psa 106:21 cf. the warning in Deu 6:12. "Land of Cham" = Egypt, as in Psa 78:51; Psa 105:23, Psa 105:27. With ויאמר in Psa 106:23 the expression becomes again Deuteronomic: Deu 9:25, cf. Exo 32:10. God made and also expressed the resolve to destroy Israel. Then Moses stepped into the gap (before the gap), i.e., as it were covered the breach, inasmuch as he placed himself in it and exposed his own life; cf. on the fact, besides Ex. 32, also Deu 9:18., Psa 10:10, and on the expression, Eze 22:30 and also Jer 18:20. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Soon - Even within three days, Exo 15:22-23. Waited not - They did not wait patiently upon God for supplies, in such manner and time as he thought fit. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
They soon forgat his works - Three days afterwards, at the waters of Marah, Exo 15:24.
They waited not for his counsel - They were impatient, and would not wait till God should in his own way fulfll his own designs. |
14 Therefore hath the LORD [03068] watched [08245] upon the evil [07451], and brought [0935] it upon us: for the LORD [03068] our God [0430] is righteous [06662] in all his works [04639] which he doeth [06213]: for we obeyed [08085] not his voice [06963].
3 And his miracles [0226], and his acts [04639], which he did [06213] in the midst [08432] of Egypt [04714] unto Pharaoh [06547] the king [04428] of Egypt [04714], and unto all his land [0776];
4 And what he did [06213] unto the army [02428] of Egypt [04714], unto their horses [05483], and to their chariots [07393]; how he made the water [04325] of the Red [05488] sea [03220] to overflow [06687] them [06440] as they pursued [07291] after [0310] you, and how the LORD [03068] hath destroyed [06] them unto this day [03117];
8 They have turned [05493] aside quickly [04118] out of the way [01870] which I commanded [06680] them: they have made [06213] them a molten [04541] calf [05695], and have worshipped [07812] it, and have sacrificed [02076] thereunto, and said [0559], These be thy gods [0430], O Israel [03478], which have brought thee up [05927] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].
18 And say [0559] thou unto the people [05971], Sanctify [06942] yourselves against to morrow [04279], and ye shall eat [0398] flesh [01320]: for ye have wept [01058] in the ears [0241] of the LORD [03068], saying [0559], Who shall give us flesh [01320] to eat [0398]? for it was well [02895] with us in Egypt [04714]: therefore the LORD [03068] will give [05414] you flesh [01320], and ye shall eat [0398].
17 And they sinned [02398] yet more [03254] against him by provoking [04784] the most High [05945] in the wilderness [06723].
18 And they tempted [05254] God [0410] in their heart [03824] by asking [07592] meat [0400] for their lust [05315].
19 Yea, they spake [01696] against God [0430]; they said [0559], Can [03201] God [0410] furnish [06186] a table [07979] in the wilderness [04057]?
20 Behold, he smote [05221] the rock [06697], that the waters [04325] gushed out [02100], and the streams [05158] overflowed [07857]; can [03201] he give [05414] bread [03899] also? can [03201] he provide [03559] flesh [07607] for his people [05971]?
21 Therefore the LORD [03068] heard [08085] this, and was wroth [05674]: so a fire [0784] was kindled [05400] against Jacob [03290], and anger [0639] also came up [05927] against Israel [03478];
22 Because they believed [0539] not in God [0430], and trusted [0982] not in his salvation [03444]:
13 They soon [04116] forgat [07911] his works [04639]; they waited [02442] not for his counsel [06098]:
14 But lusted [0183] exceedingly [08378] in the wilderness [04057], and tempted [05254] God [0410] in the desert [03452].
15 And he gave [05414] them their request [07596]; but sent [07971] leanness [07332] into their soul [05315].
20 Shall evil [07451] be recompensed [07999] for good [02896]? for they have digged [03738] a pit [07745] for my soul [05315]. Remember [02142] that I stood [05975] before [06440] thee to speak [01696] good [02896] for them, and to turn away [07725] thy wrath [02534] from them.
30 And I sought [01245] for a man [0376] among them, that should make up [01443] the hedge [01447], and stand [05975] in the gap [06556] before [06440] me for the land [0776], that I should not destroy [07843] it: but I found [04672] none.
10 He croucheth [01794], and humbleth [07817] himself, that the poor [02426] [02489] [02489] may fall [05307] by his strong ones [06099].
18 And I fell down [05307] before [06440] the LORD [03068], as at the first [07223], forty [0705] days [03117] and forty [0705] nights [03915]: I did neither eat [0398] bread [03899], nor drink [08354] water [04325], because of all your sins [02403] which ye sinned [02398], in doing [06213] wickedly [07451] in the sight [05869] of the LORD [03068], to provoke him to anger [03707].
10 Now therefore let me alone [03240], that my wrath [0639] may wax hot [02734] against them, and that I may consume [03615] them: and I will make [06213] of thee a great [01419] nation [01471].
25 Thus I fell down [05307] before [06440] the LORD [03068] forty [0705] days [03117] and forty [0705] nights [03915], as I fell down [05307] at the first; because the LORD [03068] had said [0559] he would destroy [08045] you.
23 Therefore he said [0559] that he would destroy [08045] them, had not [03884] Moses [04872] his chosen [0972] stood [05975] before [06440] him in the breach [06556], to turn away [07725] his wrath [02534], lest he should destroy [07843] them.
27 They shewed [07760] his signs [0226] [01697] among them, and wonders [04159] in the land [0776] of Ham [02526].
23 Israel [03478] also came [0935] into Egypt [04714]; and Jacob [03290] sojourned [01481] in the land [0776] of Ham [02526].
51 And smote [05221] all the firstborn [01060] in Egypt [04714]; the chief [07225] of their strength [0202] in the tabernacles [0168] of Ham [02526]:
12 Then beware [08104] lest thou forget [07911] the LORD [03068], which brought thee forth [03318] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], from the house [01004] of bondage [05650].
21 They forgat [07911] God [0410] their saviour [03467], which had done [06213] great things [01419] in Egypt [04714];
17 The likeness [08403] of any beast [0929] that is on the earth [0776], the likeness [08403] of any winged [03671] fowl [06833] that flieth [05774] in the air [08064],
11 Hath a nation [01471] changed [03235] their gods [0430], which are yet no gods [0430]? but my people [05971] have changed [04171] their glory [03519] for that which doth not profit [03276].
21 He is thy praise [08416], and he is thy God [0430], that hath done [06213] for thee these great [01419] and terrible things [03372], which thine eyes [05869] have seen [07200].
6 Keep [08104] therefore and do [06213] them; for this is your wisdom [02451] and your understanding [0998] in the sight [05869] of the nations [05971], which shall hear [08085] all these statutes [02706], and say [0559], Surely this great [01419] nation [01471] is a wise [02450] and understanding [0995] people [05971].
7 For what nation [01471] is there so great [01419], who hath God [0430] so nigh [07138] unto them, as the LORD [03068] our God [0430] is in all things that we call [07121] upon him for?
8 And what nation [01471] is there so great [01419], that hath statutes [02706] and judgments [04941] so righteous [06662] as all this law [08451], which I set [05414] before [06440] you this day [03117]?
20 Thus they changed [04171] their glory [03519] into the similitude [08403] of an ox [07794] that eateth [0398] grass [06212].
2 The LORD [03068] our God [0430] made [03772] a covenant [01285] with us in Horeb [02722].
15 Take ye therefore good [03966] heed [08104] unto yourselves [05315]; for ye saw [07200] no manner of similitude [08544] on the day [03117] that the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto you in Horeb [02722] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784]:
8 Also in Horeb [02722] ye provoked [07107] the LORD [03068] to wrath [07107], so that the LORD [03068] was angry [0599] with you to have destroyed [08045] you.
9 When I was gone up [05927] into the mount [02022] to receive [03947] the tables [03871] of stone [068], even the tables [03871] of the covenant [01285] which the LORD [03068] made [03772] with you, then I abode [03427] in the mount [02022] forty [0705] days [03117] and forty [0705] nights [03915], I neither did eat [0398] bread [03899] nor drink [08354] water [04325]:
10 And the LORD [03068] delivered [05414] unto me two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068] written [03789] with the finger [0676] of God [0430]; and on them was written according to all the words [01697], which the LORD [03068] spake [01696] with you in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784] in the day [03117] of the assembly [06951].
11 And it came to pass at the end [07093] of forty [0705] days [03117] and forty [0705] nights [03915], that the LORD [03068] gave [05414] me the two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], even the tables [03871] of the covenant [01285].
12 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto me, Arise [06965], get thee down [03381] quickly [04118] from hence; for thy people [05971] which thou hast brought forth [03318] out of Egypt [04714] have corrupted [07843] themselves; they are quickly [04118] turned aside [05493] out of the way [01870] which I commanded [06680] them; they have made [06213] them a molten image [04541].
19 They made [06213] a calf [05695] in Horeb [02722], and worshipped [07812] the molten image [04541].
20 Thus they changed [04171] their glory [03519] into the similitude [08403] of an ox [07794] that eateth [0398] grass [06212].
21 They forgat [07911] God [0410] their saviour [03467], which had done [06213] great things [01419] in Egypt [04714];
22 Wondrous works [06381] in the land [0776] of Ham [02526], and terrible things [03372] by the Red [05488] sea [03220].
23 Therefore he said [0559] that he would destroy [08045] them, had not [03884] Moses [04872] his chosen [0972] stood [05975] before [06440] him in the breach [06556], to turn away [07725] his wrath [02534], lest he should destroy [07843] them.
10 And the earth [0776] opened [06605] her mouth [06310], and swallowed them up [01104] together with Korah [07141], when that company [05712] died [04194], what time the fire [0784] devoured [0398] two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] men [0376]: and they became a sign [05251].
32 And the earth [0776] opened [06605] her mouth [06310], and swallowed them up [01104], and their houses [01004], and all the men [0120] that appertained unto Korah [07141], and all their goods [07399].
17 The earth [0776] opened [06605] and swallowed up [01104] Dathan [01885], and covered [03680] the company [05712] of Abiram [048].
10 And the earth [0776] opened [06605] her mouth [06310], and swallowed them up [01104] together with Korah [07141], when that company [05712] died [04194], what time the fire [0784] devoured [0398] two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] men [0376]: and they became a sign [05251].
6 And what he did [06213] unto Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048], the sons [01121] of Eliab [0446], the son [01121] of Reuben [07205]: how the earth [0776] opened [06475] her mouth [06310], and swallowed them up [01104], and their households [01004], and their tents [0168], and all the substance [03351] that was in their possession [07272], in the midst [07130] of all Israel [03478]:
25 And Moses [04872] rose up [06965] and went [03212] unto Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048]; and the elders [02205] of Israel [03478] followed [03212] him [0310].
1 Now Korah [07141], the son [01121] of Izhar [03324], the son [01121] of Kohath [06955], the son [01121] of Levi [03878], and Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048], the sons [01121] of Eliab [0446], and On [0203], the son [01121] of Peleth [06431], sons [01121] of Reuben [07205], took [03947] men:
16 They envied [07065] Moses [04872] also in the camp [04264], and Aaron [0175] the saint [06918] of the LORD [03068].
17 The earth [0776] opened [06605] and swallowed up [01104] Dathan [01885], and covered [03680] the company [05712] of Abiram [048].
18 And a fire [0784] was kindled [01197] in their company [05712]; the flame [03852] burned up [03857] the wicked [07563].
4 And the mixt multitude [0628] that was among [07130] them fell a lusting [0183] [08378]: and the children [01121] of Israel [03478] also wept [01058] again [07725], and said [0559], Who shall give us flesh [01320] to eat [0398]?
1 Be not thou envious [07065] against evil [07451] men [0582], neither desire [0183] to be with them.
6 Eat [03898] thou not the bread [03899] of him that hath an evil [07451] eye [05869], neither desire [0183] thou his dainty meats [04303]:
3 Be not desirous [0183] of his dainties [04303]: for they are deceitful [03577] meat [03899].
12 I have made [06213] the earth [0776], and created [01254] man [0120] upon it: I, even my hands [03027], have stretched out [05186] the heavens [08064], and all their host [06635] have I commanded [06680].
20 Our soul [05315] waiteth [02442] for the LORD [03068]: he is our help [05828] and our shield [04043].
16 Therefore shall the Lord [0113], the Lord [0136] [03068] of hosts [06635], send [07971] among his fat ones [04924] leanness [07332]; and under his glory [03519] he shall kindle [03344] a burning [03350] like the burning of a fire [0784].
31 The wrath [0639] of God [0430] came [05927] upon them, and slew [02026] the fattest [04924] of them, and smote down [03766] the chosen [0970] men of Israel [03478].
33 And while the flesh [01320] was yet [02962] between their teeth [08127], ere it was chewed [03772], the wrath [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against the people [05971], and the LORD [03068] smote [05221] the people [05971] with a very [03966] great [07227] plague [04347].
34 And he called [07121] the name [08034] of that place [04725] Kibrothhattaavah [06914]: because there they buried [06912] the people [05971] that lusted [0183].
35 And the people [05971] journeyed [05265] from Kibrothhattaavah [06914] unto Hazeroth [02698]; and abode at Hazeroth [02698].
33 And while the flesh [01320] was yet [02962] between their teeth [08127], ere it was chewed [03772], the wrath [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against the people [05971], and the LORD [03068] smote [05221] the people [05971] with a very [03966] great [07227] plague [04347].
34 And he called [07121] the name [08034] of that place [04725] Kibrothhattaavah [06914]: because there they buried [06912] the people [05971] that lusted [0183].
35 And the people [05971] journeyed [05265] from Kibrothhattaavah [06914] unto Hazeroth [02698]; and abode at Hazeroth [02698].
2 Wherefore the people [05971] did chide [07378] with Moses [04872], and said [0559], Give [05414] us water [04325] that we may drink [08354]. And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto them, Why chide [07378] ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt [05254] the LORD [03068]?
22 So Moses [04872] brought [05265] Israel [03478] from the Red [05488] sea [03220], and they went out [03318] into the wilderness [04057] of Shur [07793]; and they went [03212] three [07969] days [03117] in the wilderness [04057], and found [04672] no water [04325].
23 And when they came [0935] to Marah [04785], they could [03201] not drink [08354] of the waters [04325] of Marah [04785], for they were bitter [04751]: therefore the name [08034] of it was called [07121] Marah [04785].
24 And the people [05971] murmured [03885] against Moses [04872], saying [0559], What shall we drink [08354]?
13 They soon [04116] forgat [07911] his works [04639]; they waited [02442] not for his counsel [06098]:
13 They soon [04116] forgat [07911] his works [04639]; they waited [02442] not for his counsel [06098]:
14 But lusted [0183] exceedingly [08378] in the wilderness [04057], and tempted [05254] God [0410] in the desert [03452].
15 And he gave [05414] them their request [07596]; but sent [07971] leanness [07332] into their soul [05315].
22 So Moses [04872] brought [05265] Israel [03478] from the Red [05488] sea [03220], and they went out [03318] into the wilderness [04057] of Shur [07793]; and they went [03212] three [07969] days [03117] in the wilderness [04057], and found [04672] no water [04325].
23 And when they came [0935] to Marah [04785], they could [03201] not drink [08354] of the waters [04325] of Marah [04785], for they were bitter [04751]: therefore the name [08034] of it was called [07121] Marah [04785].
24 And the people [05971] murmured [03885] against Moses [04872], saying [0559], What shall we drink [08354]?