Psalms 105:22-32

22 with power over the king's officials and authority to instruct his advisers.

23 Then Jacob went to Egypt ¹ and settled in that country.

24 The Lord gave many children to his people ² and made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He made the Egyptians hate his people and treat his servants with deceit.

26 Then he sent his servant Moses, ³ and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They did God's mighty acts and performed miracles in Egypt.

28 God sent darkness on the country, ⁴ but the Egyptians did not obey his command.

29 He turned their rivers into blood ⁵ and killed all their fish.

30 Their country was overrun with frogs; ⁶ even the palace was filled with them.

31 God commanded, and flies and gnats ⁷ swarmed throughout the whole country.

32 He sent hail and lightning on their land ⁸ instead of rain;

Psalms 105:22-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 105

This psalm was penned by David, and sung at the time when the ark was brought from the house of Obededom to the place which David had prepared for it; at least the first fifteen verses of it, the other part being probably added afterwards by the same inspired penman, as appears from 1Ch 16:1-7. The subject matter of the psalm is the special and distinguishing goodness of God to the children of Israel, and to his church and people, of which they were typical: the history of God's regard to and care of their principal ancestors, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and of the whole body of the people, in bringing them out of Egypt, leading them through the wilderness, and settling them in the land of Canaan, is here recited, as an argument for praise and thankfulness.

Cross References

• 1. 105.23 aGenesis 46.6; bGenesis 47.11.
• 2. 105.24, 25Exodus 1.7-14.
• 3. 105.26Exodus 3.1--4.17.
• 4. 105.28Exodus 10.21-23.
• 5. 105.29Exodus 7.17-21.
• 6. 105.30Exodus 8.1-6.
• 7. 105.31 aExodus 8.20-24; bExodus 8.16, 17.
• 8. 105.32, 33Exodus 9.22-25.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some ancient translations] did not obey; [Hebrew] obeyed.