Psalms 78:11

¹⁰They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law. ¹¹They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. ¹²He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

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Summary

This verse from Psalm 78 recounts the wonders and miracles that God performed for the Israelites in the wilderness. It highlights the importance of remembering God's faithfulness and power in times of difficulty and doubt. The verse serves as a reminder to future generations to not forget the works of the Lord, but to keep His commandments and put their trust in Him. It emphasizes the need for gratitude, obedience, and faithfulness towards God, reflecting on His past deeds as a source of strength and encouragement for the present and the future.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And forgat his works, and his wonders,.... That is, his wonderful works, the miracles he wrought in their favour, and for their deliverance, afterwards particularly mentioned; these were not only forgotten in the next generation, Jdg 15:10, but in a few years, yea, in a few months, nay, in a few days, when they had been but three days' journey in the wilderness, after their passage through the Red sea, see Exo 15:1, which occasioned the observation of the psalmist, Psa 106:12, that he had showed them; done in their sight, and in the sight of their fathers, as follows. , that he had showed them; done in their sight, and in the sight of their fathers, as follows. Psalms 78:12 psa 78:12 psa 78:12 psa 78:12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers,.... The Targum is, "before Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes of their fathers, he did marvellous things;'' but these were dead before this time; the Jews have a fancy, that these were brought to the sea, and placed upon it; and the Lord showed them what he would do for their children, and how he would redeem them; but this is to be understood of the plagues which were brought upon the Egyptians, and which are called wonders, Exo 11:10, and were so to the Egyptians themselves; and these were done by the hands of Moses and Aaron, and in their sight: in the land of Egypt; where the Israelites were in bondage, and while they were there, and on their account were these things done: in the field of Zoan; that is, in the territory of Zoan, which was an ancient city of Egypt, Num 13:22, the metropolis of the land where Pharaoh kept his court; hence we read of the princes of Zoan, Isa 19:11, it is the same with Tanis, and so it is called here in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and also in the Targum; it is said to have been two miles from Heliopolis, and one from Memphis; and at this day these three cities are become one, which is fifteen miles in compass, and goes by the name of Alcair. In this great city, the metropolis of the nation, before Pharaoh and all his court, were the above wonders done.