Psalm 78:48

48 He also handed their cattle over to the hail and their livestock to the lightning bolts.

Psalm 78:48 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:48

He gave up their cattle also to the hail
For the hail fell upon man and beast, as well as upon herbs and trees, ( Exodus 9:22 Exodus 9:25 ) ,

and their flocks to hot thunderbolts:
which were killed by them: this is to be understood of the fire that was mingled with the hail, and ran upon the ground, and destroyed their flocks, ( Exodus 9:23 Exodus 9:24 ) . Jarchi, out of the Midrash, interprets the words of fowls which devoured the sheep killed by the hail.

Psalm 78:48 In-Context

46 And he gave their crop to the locusts and their labor to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with sleet.

48 He also handed their cattle over to the hail and their livestock to the lightning bolts.

49 He sent against them his fierce anger, rage and indignation and trouble, a band of {destroying} angels.

50 He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but handed their life over to the plague.