Psalms 106 · Verse 22

Psalms 106:22

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
Psalms 106:22, King James Version

Psalms 106:22 in other translations

BSBwondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
WEBwondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
ASVWondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red Sea.
YLTOf wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.
DARBYWondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.
BBEWorks of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
WebsterWondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

What does Psalms 106:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 106:19-23

19-23. From indirect setting God at naught, they pass to direct. made--though prohibited in Ex 20:4, 5 to make a likeness, even of the true God. calf--called so in contempt. They would have made an ox or bull, but their idol turned out but a calf; an imitation of the divine symbols, the cherubim; or of the sacred bull of Egyptian idolatry. The idolatry was more sinful in view of their recent experience of God's…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 106:13-33

Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God…

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Psalms 106:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נִ֭פְלָאוֹתNif.la.'otwondersH6381
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
חָ֑םChamHamH2526
נ֝וֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otawesome [deeds]H3372
עַל\־'al-atH5921
יַם\־yam-[the] sea ofH3220
סֽוּף\׃Sufreed[s]H5488

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 106:22

  • Psalms 105:23

    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

  • Psalms 78:51

    And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

  • Exodus 14:25-28

    And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

  • Psalms 105:27-36

    They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. …

  • Exodus 15:10

    Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wondrous.The plagues he inflicted on the Egyptians. Egypt is called the land of Ham, or rather, Cham, because it was peopled by Mizraim the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah. Plutarch informs us, that the Egyptians called their country [Chemia,] Chemia; and the Copts give it the name of Chemi, [Chemi,] to the present day.
78:51; 105:23,27-36
terrible.
Ex 14:25-28; 15:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 106:21

    They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

  • Psalms 106:22

    Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

  • Psalms 106:23

    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.

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Psalms 106:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Maravillas en la tierra de Châm, cosas formidables sobre el mar Bermejo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Des choses merveilleuses dans le pays de Cham, des choses terribles près de la mer Rouge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wundertaten im Lande Hams, Furchtbares am Schilfmeer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et sacrificent sacrificium laudis, et annuntient opera ejus in exsultatione.