Psalm 105:31-37

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:25-45

After the history of the patriarchs follows here the history of the people of Israel, when they grew into a nation. I. Their affliction in Egypt (Ps. 105:25): He turned the heart of the Egyptians, who had protected them, to hate them and deal subtilely with them. God's goodness to his people exasperated the Egyptians against them; and, though their old antipathy to the Hebrews (which we read of Gen. 43:32; 46:34) was laid asleep for a while, yet now it revived with more violence than ever:... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 105:33

He smote their vines also, and their fig trees - This is not mentioned in Exodus; but we have had it before, Psalm 78:47 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 105:31

Verse 31 31.He spake, and there came a swarm of flies By the word spake the Psalmist intimates that the flies and lice came not forth by chance. The command, we know, was uttered by the mouth of Moses; for although God could have given the command himself, he interposed Moses as his herald. God, however, gave no less efficacy to his word, when he commanded it to be uttered by a man, than if he himself had thundered from heaven. When the minister executes his commission faithfully, by speaking... read more

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