Psalm 78:42
New International Version
They did not remember his power— the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,

New Living Translation
They did not remember his power and how he rescued them from their enemies.

English Standard Version
They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,

Berean Standard Bible
They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,

King James Bible
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

New King James Version
They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

New American Standard Bible
They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

NASB 1995
They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

NASB 1977
They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

Legacy Standard Bible
They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

Amplified Bible
They did not remember [the miracles worked by] His [powerful] hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

Christian Standard Bible
They did not remember his power shown on the day he redeemed them from the foe,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They did not remember His power shown on the day He redeemed them from the foe,

American Standard Version
They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

Contemporary English Version
They forgot about his power and how he had rescued them from their enemies.

English Revised Version
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They did not remember his power- the day he freed them from their oppressor,

Good News Translation
They forgot his great power and the day when he saved them from their enemies

International Standard Version
They did not remember his power— the day he delivered them from their adversary,

Majority Standard Bible
They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,

NET Bible
They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

New Heart English Bible
They did not remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

Webster's Bible Translation
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

World English Bible
They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They have not remembered His hand "" The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

Young's Literal Translation
They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

Smith's Literal Translation
They remembered not his hand the day which he redeemed them from the enemy;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They remembered not his hand, in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of him that afflicted them:

Catholic Public Domain Version
They did not remember his hand, in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of the one troubling them.

New American Bible
They did not remember his power, the day he redeemed them from the foe,

New Revised Standard Version
They did not keep in mind his power, or the day when he redeemed them from the foe;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they did not remember his hand the day he saved them from the oppressor
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They remembered not His hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They remembered not his hand, the day in which he delivered them from the hand of the oppressor.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
41Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. 42They did not remember His power— the day He redeemed them from the adversary, 43when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.…

Cross References
Exodus 13:14
In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Judges 8:34
The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.

Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.

Psalm 106:21
They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

Isaiah 51:9-10
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?

Jeremiah 2:6
They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Exodus 12:51
And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

Psalm 105:5
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

Isaiah 63:11-12
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

Hebrews 3:9
where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

1 Corinthians 10:1-2
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Romans 9:17
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”


Treasury of Scripture

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

remember

Psalm 78:11,21,22
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them…

Psalm 136:10-15
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: …

Exodus 13:9
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

the day

Psalm 106:7-10
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea…

Exodus 14:12,30,31
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness…

the enemy.

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














They did not remember His power
This phrase begins with a lamentation over forgetfulness. The Hebrew root for "remember" is "זָכַר" (zakar), which implies more than just recalling; it involves a conscious act of bringing to mind with the intent to act upon it. In the context of Israel's history, this forgetfulness is not merely cognitive but spiritual, indicating a failure to acknowledge and live in the light of God's past interventions. The "power" of God, or "כֹּחַ" (koach), refers to His mighty acts, particularly those demonstrated during the Exodus. This power is not just physical might but encompasses His authority and ability to deliver and sustain His people. The historical context here is crucial; the Israelites had witnessed God's miracles firsthand, yet they failed to let these experiences shape their faith and obedience.

the day He redeemed them from the adversary
The word "redeemed" comes from the Hebrew "גָּאַל" (ga'al), which means to buy back or reclaim. This term is rich with covenantal significance, as it reflects God's commitment to His people, akin to a kinsman-redeemer who restores family members from slavery or debt. The "adversary" in this context refers to the Egyptians, who oppressed the Israelites. Historically, the Exodus is the defining moment of redemption in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's deliverance from bondage. This act of redemption is a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption through Christ, who delivers believers from the bondage of sin. The failure to remember this day signifies a spiritual amnesia that leads to ingratitude and disobedience, a warning for all believers to continually recall and celebrate God's redemptive acts in their lives.

(42) The reminiscence of the plagues that follows is not a complete enumeration, and does not proceed in the order of the historic narrative.

Verse 42. - They remembered not his hand; i.e. "his doings" (comp. ver. 11, they "forgat his works"). Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. "The day" intended is probably that of the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea (Exodus 15:28). In this the Egyptian signs culminated.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

remember
זָכְר֥וּ (zā·ḵə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

His power—
יָד֑וֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

the day
י֝֗וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

He redeemed
פָּדָ֥ם (pā·ḏām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve

them from
מִנִּי־ (min·nî-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the adversary,
צָֽר׃ (ṣār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent


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