Psalms

Psalm 106:7–8

⁷Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders

or remember Your abundant kindness;

but they rebelled by the sea,

there at the Red Sea.^b

⁸Yet He saved them for the sake of His name,

to make His power known.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Our fathers	אֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֨יִם׀	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grasp	הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ	hiś·kî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7919 be prudent
Your wonders	נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ	nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
or remember	זָ֭כְרוּ	zā·ḵə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2142 remember
Your abundant	רֹ֣ב	rōḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
kindness	חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ	ḥă·sā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
but they rebelled	וַיַּמְר֖וּ	way·yam·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sea	יָ֣ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
at the Red	סֽוּף׃	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	בְּיַם־	bə·yam-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet He saved them	וַֽ֭יּוֹשִׁיעֵם	way·yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
for the sake of	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
His name	שְׁמ֑וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
to make His power	גְּבוּרָתֽוֹ׃	gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1369 strength, might
known	לְ֝הוֹדִ֗יעַ	lə·hō·w·ḏî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3045 know

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 106:7 Exodus 14:11–12 · Psalm 78:42 · Proverbs 1:22 · Psalm 78:11 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12

Psalm 106:8 Exodus 9:16 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Ezekiel 20:14 · Ezekiel 20:44 · Ezekiel 20:22 · Romans 9:17 · Jeremiah 14:21 · Daniel 9:17–19 · Numbers 14:13–16 · Exodus 15:6 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27 · Joshua 7:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.