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Psalms 106:22

106:21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

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Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.

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

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

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.

What does Psalms 106:22 mean?

Psalms 106:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּלָא (pâlâʼ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), חָם (Châm).

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Wondrous
worksפָּלָאpâlâʼ/paw-law'/H6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
in
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
Ham,חָםChâm/khawm/H2526Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
and
terrible
thingsיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
by
the
Redסוּףçûwph/soof/H5488a reed, especially the papyrus
sea.יָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

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Desert, Journey of Israel Through TheRed Sea

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:22.

Exodus 10:19

And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened

Exodus 13:18

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed: or, by five in a rank

Exodus 15:22

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Exodus 15:4

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

Exodus 23:31

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Exodus 34:10

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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What does Psalms 106:22 say?

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

Is Psalms 106:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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