Psalm 105:23-44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:31

He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies ,.... Or a "mixture" F26 ערב "mixtura insectarum", Pagninus, Montanus; "colluvies insectarum", Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; "mista bestiarum", Vatablus; "colluvies animalium", Junius & Tremellius. of various insects, and, as some interpret it, of wild beasts; and so Kimchi says evil beasts are meant, which were raised up to go into all their borders; the Arabic version renders it "dogflies", after the Septuagint; See Gill on Psalm... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:32

He gave them hail for rain ,.... Egypt, at least part of it, was not used to rain, but was watered by the overflowings of the Nile; but now it had hail for rain, and a grievous hail storm it was, such as was never seen in the land of Egypt before; hail being rare, if ever there, and so frost and snow F1 Horat. Carmin. l. 3. Ode 26. ; this was the seventh plague, Exodus 9:18 , compare with this the terrible storm of hail which will fall on men at the pouring out of the seventh vial on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:33

He smote their vines also, and their fig trees ,.... So that they died; for in Psalm 78:47 , it is said, he "killed" them; and it is not only used in common speech with us, but with classical writers F2 "----interice messes", Virgil. Georgic. l. 4. "Neque herbas crescere et interfici", Ciceron. Oeconom: ex Xenophon, l. 3. to speak of killing inanimate things, as trees, herbs, &c.; That is, the hail smote them, or God by the hail; these are particularly mentioned because most... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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 , with these compare the locusts in Revelation 9:3 . 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:35

And did eat up all the herbs in their land ,.... As these creatures usually do, unless restrained, Exodus 10:5 . And devoured the fruit of their ground; which the hail left, Exodus 10:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:36

He smote also all the firstborn in their land ,.... Both of men and beasts; the firstborn of the king on the throne, and of the maidservant behind the mill, and of the captive in the dungeon; this was the last plague, and which prevailed upon the Egyptians to let Israel go, Exodus 11:5 . The chief of all their strength ; or the first of their strength; the same in different words as before, their firstborn; see Genesis 49:3 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:37

He brought them forth also with silver and gold ,.... That is, God brought forth the Israelites out of Egypt by means of the above plagues, laden with great riches, with jewels of gold and of silver, which they borrowed of the Egyptians at the command of the Lord; and so to be justified in what they did; and besides it was but just and equitable that they should be paid for their service and hard labour in Egypt for a long course of time; and this was the method in Providence they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:38

Egypt was glad when they departed ,.... The Egyptians, as the Targum; they were glad when the Israelites were gone, for whose sake they had been so much and so long plagued. So wicked men are glad to be rid of the company of good men, which is very disagreeable to them; so the Gergesenes were glad when Christ departed out of their coasts, which they requested he would. So the inhabitants of the earth will rejoice, be merry, and send gifts one to another, when the witnesses are slain, the two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering ,.... That is, the Lord spread one over their heads as an "umbrella", to protect them from the heat of the sun; this refers to the pillar of cloud, Exodus 13:20 , though that seems to have been in an erect posture, and to go before the children of Israel to direct them in their journey, and not a covering to them. Kimchi says it was a covering to them when they rested, but not when they journeyed: but when they rested it only covered the tabernacle, not the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:40

The people asked, and he brought quails ,.... The Targum is, "they asked flesh, and he brought quails,' or pheasants; some render it partridges, others locusts: that is, the people of Israel asked flesh of the Lord, and he gave them quails; which he did twice, first at the same time the manna was first given, Exodus 16:13 , and some years after that a second time, when the wrath of God came upon them and slew them while their meat was in their mouths, Numbers 11:31 , it is the first... read more

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