“ He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. ”
See an account of these plagues in Exo. 6–11. Compare Psalms 78:43-51 . This is mostly a mere enumeration of the plagues in the order in which they occurred, but without, of course, the details of...
He (p) spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts. (p) So that this vermin did not come by chance, but as God had appointed, and his prophet Moses spoke.
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...
And . [And there came]. coasts. borders, or boundaries.
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 mou...
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. -The three plagues omitted out of the ten are the murrain of the cattle and the boils, the fifth and the sixth, and the darkness, the ni...
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 105:1-45 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...
Led by a Mighty Hand Psalms 105:31-45 Notice in this enumeration of the plagues that the emphasis in each is laid on God's direct act. He is the great agent of his own purposes. The tenth pla...
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...
It would swell this Commentary to a prodigious length, to go over the history, and the explanation of the events here recorded. I rather refer the Reader to the Bible, Exodus 7:1 to Exodus 10:1 ....
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies ,.... Or a "mixture" z of various insects, and, as some interpret it, of wild beasts; and so Kimchi says evil beasts are meant, which were raised up to...
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts. Ver. 31. He stake, and there came divers sorts of flies ] Heb. a mixture, sc. of wasps, hornets, dog flies (the mo...
He sent darkness , &c. This was one of the last plagues, though here mentioned first: God sent darkness, and, coming with commission from him, it came with efficacy; his command made it dark. A...
Israel's Deliverance Out of Egypt. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 2...
Or, borders, i.e. in all their land, even to the utmost ends or borders of it.
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 105:26-28 . He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled n...
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...
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...
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...
Exodus 8:16-18 ; Exodus 8:21-24 ; Isaiah 7:18 ; Psalms 78:45
Coasts — In all their land, even to the utmost borders of it.