Psalms 105:40-45

40 They asked for meat, and he brought them quail. He satisfied them with manna, the bread of heaven.

41 He broke open a rock, and streams of water poured out. They flowed like a river in the desert.

42 He remembered the holy promise he had made to his servant Abraham.

43 His chosen people shouted for joy as he brought them out of Egypt.

44 He gave them the lands of other nations. He let them take over what others had worked for.

45 He did it so they might obey his rules and follow his laws. Praise the Lord.

Psalms 105:40-45 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.