Tehillim 105:34

34 He spoke, and the arbeh (locusts) came, and grasshoppers, and that without number,

Tehillim 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.

Tehillim 105:34 In-Context

32 He gave them barad (hail) for geshem (rain), and eish of lightning in their land.

33 He struck down their gefen also and their te’enah (fig tree); and broke the trees of their territory.

34 He spoke, and the arbeh (locusts) came, and grasshoppers, and that without number,

35 And did eat up all the esev (herbs) in their land, and devoured their p’ri adamah (fruit of the ground).

36 He struck down also kol bechor in their land, the reshit (firstfruit) of all their strength.