Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 106:20

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 106:20

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 106:20

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass." — Psalms 106:20 (ASV)

Their gloryi.e., Jehovah, as shown by Jeremiah 2:11.

Similitude. — This is also a Deuteronomic word (Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 4:18), meaning originally “structure,” from a root meaning “to build,” and so “form,” “model.”