John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt ,.... That is, Jacob, as afterwards expressed, who had the name of Israel, from his wrestling with God and prevailing. He came into Egypt, being invited by Pharaoh, and having heard of his son Joseph being alive, and of his exaltation. And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham : the same with Egypt; Mizraim, from whence Egypt has its name, being the son of Ham, Genesis 10:6 . Hence Egypt is called by Plutarch F11 De Iside. Chemia; and Diodorus Siculus ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:8-24
We are here taught, in praising God, to look a great way back, and to give him the glory of what he did for his church in former ages, especially when it was in the founding and forming, which those in its latter ages enjoy the benefit of and therefore should give thanks for. Doubtless we may fetch as proper matter for praise from the histories of the gospels, and the acts of the apostles, which relate the birth of the Christian church, as the psalmist here does from the histories of Genesis... read more