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Psalms 106:13
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Israel, recording the precise moment their initial belief and praise collapse into impatience during the wilderness journey.
The words — The Hebrew מִֽ֭הֲרוּ (mi.ha.ru) literally means “they made haste,” and שָׁכְח֣וּ (sha.khe.chu) translates to “they forgot.”
The thread — The text describes their rapid forgetting of God’s works and refusal to wait for His counsel, a pattern that recurs in Psalms 78:11, Exodus 15:24, and Exodus 16:2.
Why it lands — The verse states that spiritual memory decays quickly when impatience replaces waiting, requiring readers to examine whether they trust God’s timing or demand immediate results.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Cross-references
- Psalms 78:11 They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
- Exodus 15:24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
- Exodus 16:2 And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
- Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Psalms 107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
- Proverbs 1:25 because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
- Exodus 17:2 So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
- Proverbs 1:30 They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
- Exodus 17:7 He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Exodus 15:17 You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.