Psalms 105:23-33

23 Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24 And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.

25 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD ’s servants.

26 But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.

29 He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish.

30 Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.

31 When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.

32 He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

33 He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.

Psalms 105:23-33 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads had not defied.