Psalms 105:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. ”

Psalms 105:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land - It was not by chance; not by the mere operation of physical laws, but it was because God “ordered” it. The famine here referred to, as the connect...
Psalms 105:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole (k) staff of bread. (k) Either by sending scarcity or the strength and nourishment of it.
Psalms 105:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CV. Hebrew History from Abraham to Joshua. Psalms 105:1-6 . Introductory. An invitation to praise God. Psalms 105:7-11 . The covenant and promise of Canaan. Psalms 105:12-25 . Yahweh's ki...
Psalms 105:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. And he called a famine upon the land Here the inspired writer recounts a most illustrious proof of divine providence towards the chosen people, at the time when the covenant might seem t...
Psalms 105:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
Psalms 105:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. -The circumstances leading to the bringing of the heirs of the promise into Egypt. The Providence of God, so f...
Psalms 105:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. and the following one form a closely connected pair, and may be looked on as by the same author. From the closing vv. of Psalms 106 it appears that they were written after the first return...
Psalms 105:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Called for a famine. — Comp. 2 Kings 8:1 ; and in Ezekiel 14 we see how famine, with war and pestilence and noisome beasts, were regarded as Divine emissaries to be summoned and sent on His miss...
Psalms 105:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 105:1-45 IT is a reasonable conjecture that the Hallelujah at the end of Psalms 104:1-35 , where it is superfluous, properly belongs to this psalm, which would then be assimilated to Psal...
Psalms 105:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Wonders in Egypt Psalms 105:16-30 The psalmist retells the story of Joseph, as a link in the chain of providences which secured the fulfillment of the Covenant. It may be that it was also intro...
Psalms 105:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This and the following psalm are companions. They reveal the two sides of the relation between God and His people during a long period. This one sings the song of His faithfulness and power; while th...
Psalms 105:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Reader will hardly need information as to what part of the Church's history this refers. Everyone who is in the daily habit of reading his Bible, will recollect it. When the Lord determined to ca...
Psalms 105:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land ,.... On the land of Egypt; or rather on the land of Canaan, where Jacob and his sons sojourned; and which reached to all lands, Genesis 41:56 and ca...
Psalms 105:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. Ver. 16. Moreover he called for a famine ] How easy is it with God soon to starve us all by denying us a harvest o...
Psalms 105:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He called for a famine That is, he brought a famine upon the land. He brake the whole staff of bread Bread, which is the staff or support of men's lives. He sent a man before them Who was to no...
Psalms 105:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for e...
Psalms 105:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He called for, i.e. he effectually procured, as this word is used, 2 Kings 8:1 Isaiah 47:1,5 Isaiah 56:7 Romans 4:17 . The whole staff of bread, i.e. bread, which is the staff or support...
Psalms 105:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “like the 78th and the 106th, has for its theme the early history of Israel, and God’s wonders wrought on behalf of the nation; but it differs from both thos...
Psalms 105:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, to Psalms 105:15 , is the same as 1 Chronicles 16:8 : whence it is evident that David was the author. It celebrates the dealings of God with Israel, from the call of Abraham to their se...
Psalms 105:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is sometimes called a "Hallelujah psalm," since it ends with that phrase. It is a song of praise to God for his dealings with his people, resembling in its general character Psa...
Psalms 105:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thanksgiving for God's Benefits. After an exhortation to praise God, directed especially to the congregation of Israel, the psalmist offers his reasons for the admonition presented, in a summary o...
Psalms 105:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 8:1 ; Acts 7:11 ; Amos 3:6 ; Amos 7:1-4 ; Ezekiel 4:16 ; Genesis 41:25-32 ; Genesis 41:54 ; Genesis 42:5 ; Genesis 42:6 ; Genesis 47:13 ; Genesis 47:19 ; Haggai 1:10 ; Haggai 1:1...
Psalms 105:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Staff of bread — Bread, which is the staff or support of our lives.

Psalms 105:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 105:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 105:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 105:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 105:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 105:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 105:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 105:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 105:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes