Psalms 105:15-25

15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

16 He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;

17 and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

18 They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,

19 till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.

20 The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.

21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,

22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24 The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,

25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

Psalms 105:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 105

This psalm was penned by David, and sung at the time when the ark was brought from the house of Obededom to the place which David had prepared for it; at least the first fifteen verses of it, the other part being probably added afterwards by the same inspired penman, as appears from 1Ch 16:1-7. The subject matter of the psalm is the special and distinguishing goodness of God to the children of Israel, and to his church and people, of which they were typical: the history of God's regard to and care of their principal ancestors, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and of the whole body of the people, in bringing them out of Egypt, leading them through the wilderness, and settling them in the land of Canaan, is here recited, as an argument for praise and thankfulness.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 26:11; S 1 Samuel 12:3
• 2. S Genesis 20:7
• 3. S Genesis 12:10; Genesis 41:54; S Leviticus 26:26; Isaiah 3:1; Ezekiel 4:16
• 4. S Genesis 37:28; Genesis 45:5; Acts 7:9
• 5. S Genesis 40:15
• 6. S Genesis 12:10; Genesis 40:20-22
• 7. Genesis 41:40
• 8. Genesis 41:14
• 9. Genesis 41:43-44
• 10. S Genesis 41:40
• 11. Genesis 46:6; Acts 7:15; Acts 13:17
• 12. Genesis 47:28
• 13. S Psalms 78:51
• 14. Exodus 1:7,9; Acts 7:17
• 15. S Exodus 4:21
• 16. Exodus 1:6-10; Acts 7:19