Psalms 105:34

34 (104-34) He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.

Psalms 105:34 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:34

He spake, and the locusts came
A great army of them, and covered the land, that it was even darkened by them; and were such as had never been seen before, or ever were since; this is the eighth plague, ( Exodus 10:12-14 ) , with these compare the locusts in ( Revelation 9:3 Revelation 9:4 ) .

And caterpillars, and that without number;
of these no mention is made in Exodus; they seem to be one of the kinds of locusts, or a different word is here used for the same, and so Kimchi interprets it; some render it the white locust; it has its name from licking up the herbs and grass of the field; as the other name for the locust seems to be taken from its great abundance and increase.

Psalms 105:34 In-Context

32 (104-32) He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 (104-33) And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 (104-34) He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 (104-35) And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 (104-36) And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
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