KJV ORIGINAL
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They forgot about God's powerful works and the day when he rescued them from their enemies.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is pointing out how the Israelites forgot God's powerful help and the specific time he saved them from their enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm recounts Israel's history and their repeated pattern of forgetting God's faithfulness. The verse specifically refers to God's miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, including the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and their escape from Pharaoh's army. Despite witnessing these incredible acts of divine power, the people repeatedly forgot God's goodness and turned away from him in the wilderness.
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