Psalms 105:27-37

27 The LORD gave them the power to do miraculous signs among the Egyptians. They did his wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness over the land. He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.

29 He turned their rivers and streams into blood. He caused the fish in them to die.

30 Their land was covered with frogs. Frogs even went into the bedrooms of the rulers.

31 The LORD spoke, and large numbers of flies came. Gnats filled the whole country.

32 He turned their rain into hail. Lightning flashed all through their land.

33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees. He broke down the trees in Egypt.

34 He spoke, and the locusts came. There were so many of them they couldn't be counted.

35 They ate up every green thing in the land. They ate up what the land produced.

36 Then he killed the oldest son of every family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest of all of their sons.

37 He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt. The Egyptians loaded them down with silver and gold. From among the tribes of Israel no one got tired or fell down.

Psalms 105:27-37 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.