Psalms 105:27

27 They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
ESV
27 They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.
NLT
27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.
MSG
27 They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland, miracles in the Land of Ham.
CSB
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:27 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:27

They showed his signs among them
The Egyptians to whom they were sent; that is, Moses and Aaron did. In the original it is, "the words of his signs" F24. They declared the words of God to them, that he would do such signs and wonders among them; or inflict such plagues upon them, in case they did not let Israel go: or they performed them according to the word of the Lord, as he commanded them, as well as taught the doctrines and instructions to be learned from them. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it in the singular number, though contrary to the Hebrew text, and understand it of God, "he put the words of his signs in them"; in Moses and Aaron; or gave them orders and power to perform them: he put them "in both", as the Arabic version has it; or, "he did his signs by them", as the Syriac version.

And wonders in the land of Ham;
or Egypt, as in ( Psalms 105:23 ) , meaning the miracles of the plagues, which are next particularly mentioned, though not all of them: the plagues of the murrain, and of the boils and blains, are omitted; the reason of which, according to Aben Ezra, is, because Pharaoh did not seek to Moses to remove them; and the other eight that are mentioned are not placed in the order in which they were done, the last but one being observed first.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (wytwta yrbd) "verba signorum suorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius

Psalms 105:27 In-Context

25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.

Cross References 3

  • 1. ver 28-37; Ex 7:8-12:51
  • 2. S Exodus 4:17; S Exodus 10:1
  • 3. S Exodus 3:20; Daniel 4:3
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