Psalms 78:48

48 He killed their cattle with hail. Their livestock were struck by lightning.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 78:48 In-Context

46 He gave their crops to the grasshoppers. He gave their food to the locusts.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail. He destroyed their fig trees with sleet.

48 He killed their cattle with hail. Their livestock were struck by lightning.

49 He brought great trouble on Egypt by pouring out his blazing anger. In his hot anger he sent destroying angels against them.

50 God prepared a path for his anger. He didn't spare their lives. He gave them over to the plague.