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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 106:13-33

This is an abridgment of the history of Israel's provocations in the wilderness, and of the wrath of God against them for those provocations: and this abridgment is abridged by the apostle, with application to us Christians (1 Cor. 10:5); for these things were written for our admonition, that we sin not like them, lest we suffer like them. I. The cause of their sin was disregard to the works and word of God, Ps. 106:13. 1. They minded not what he had done for them: They soon forgot his works,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:19

They made a calf in Horeb ,.... A golden one, of the earrings of gold which were in the ears of their wives, sons, and daughters; these they took and melted down, and cast into the figure of a calf, or an ox, as it is afterwards said, in imitation of the Egyptians, who worshipped the ox; a people that had used them ill, from whose bondage they were just delivered; on whom they had seen the judgments of God inflicted, and who were notoriously wicked and an idolatrous people, and yet these... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:20

Thus they changed their glory ,.... God, who is glorious in all the perfections of his nature, and is glory itself, and was the glory of these people; it was their greatest honour that they had knowledge of him, nearness to him, the true worship of him among them, and that they were worshippers of him; and who, though he is unchangeable in himself, may be said to be changed when another is substituted and worshipped in his room, or worshipped besides him; which was what the Heathen did, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:21

They forgat God their Saviour ,.... Not only forgat the works of God, Psalm 106:13 , but forgat God that did those mighty works; forgat that there was a God; or however forgat him that is the only true and living God, when they said of the molten image, "these are thy gods, O Israel"; and what aggravated their crime was, they forgot that God that had saved them in so wonderful a manner out of the hand of their enemies, for his own name's sake; and had led them safely through the Red sea as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:22

Wondrous works in the land of Ham ,.... The same with Egypt; Mizraim, from whence Egypt had its name, being the son of Ham; See Gill on Psalm 78:51 . See Gill on Psalm 105:23 , and these wondrous things are the same plagues as before, so called because they exceeded the power of nature; the magicians themselves confessed the finger of God in one of them; and they were all of them such as might be truly said to be miracles. And terrible things by the Red sea ; or "in it", as the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:20

Thus they changed their glory - That is, their God, who was their glory; and they worshipped an ox in his stead. See the use St Paul makes of this, Romans 1:23 ; (note); see also the note there. The incorruptible God was thus served by all the heathen world. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:22

Wondrous works in the land of Ham - The plagues inflicted on the Egyptians. Egypt is called the Land of Ham or Cham, because it was peopled by Misraim the son of Cham. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:19

Verse 19 19.They made a calf. (250) Here he represents their rebellion as exceedingly base, in that they abandoned the true worship of God, and made to themselves a calf. For although it was their intention to worship God in this manner, yet the prophet reprehends their brutal stupidity, because they worshipped before the molten image, (251) and represented God by the figure of an ox which eateth grass (252) From this the prophet infers, that God had been robbed of his honor, and that all his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 106:21

Verse 21 21.They forgot God The prophet again repeats that the people had sinned not simply through ignorance, but also wilfully, inasmuch as God had already given a very palpable manifestation of his power and glory. And as he makes himself known in the creation of the heavens and of the earth, the blindness of men is totally inexcusable. But far more aggravating is the sin of the children of Israel, who, after God had made himself known to them, in the most condescending manner, cast him off... read more

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