13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.

Other Translations of Psalm 106:13

King James Version

13 They soon They soon...: Heb. They made haste, they forgat forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

English Standard Version

13 But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

The Message

13 But it wasn't long before they forgot the whole thing, wouldn't wait to be told what to do.

New King James Version

13 They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,

New Living Translation

13 Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn't wait for his counsel!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 106:13

Commentary on Psalm 106:13-33

(Read Psalm 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, no thankfulness, no appetite for the Bread of life, and then the soul must be lean. Those wretchedly forget themselves, that feast their bodies and starve their souls. Even the true believer will see abundant cause to say, It is of the Lord's mercies that I am not consumed. Often have we set up idols in our hearts, cleaved to some forbidden object; so that if a greater than Moses had not stood to turn away the anger of the Lord, we should have been destroyed. If God dealt severely with Moses for unadvised words, what do those deserve who speak many proud and wicked words? It is just in God to remove those relations that are blessings to us, when we are peevish and provoking to them, and grieve their spirits.