Introduction
An exhortation to praise God for his wondrous works, Psalm 105:1-5 ; his goodness to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Psalm 105:6-16 ; to Joseph in Egypt, Psalm 105:17-22 ; to Israel in Egypt, Psalm 105:23-25 ; to Moses in the same land, Psalm 105:26 ; the plagues sent on the Egyptians, Psalm 105:27-36 ; the deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt, Psalm 105:37 , Psalm 105:38 ; how he supported them in the wilderness, Psalm 105:39-43 ; and brought them into Canaan, Psalm 105:44 , Psalm 105:45 .
We find several verses of this Psalm in 1 Chronicles 16, from which it is evident that David was the author of the principal part of it: but it was probably enlarged and sung at the restoration of the people from the Babylonish captivity. The hallelujah which terminates the preceding Psalm, is made the title of this by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic: but it has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee. The Syriac considers it a paraphrase on the words, "Fear not, Jacob, to go down into Egypt; and teach us spiritually not to fear when we are obliged to contend with devils; for God is our shield, and will fight for us." The Psalm is a history of God's dealings with Abraham and his posterity, till their settlement in the promised land.
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