Psalms 78:45 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. ”

Psalms 78:45 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He sent divers sorts of flies ... - The account of this plague is found in Exodus 8:24 . The word there used is simply “swarm,” without indicating what the swarm was composed of. The rabbis expl...
Psalms 78:45 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He sent (b) divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. (b) This word signifies a confused mixture of flies and venomous worms. Some take it for all sorts...
Psalms 78:45 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXVIII. The Lesson of Israel's History. The northern tribes have been perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary,...
Psalms 78:45 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

flies. The fourth plague ( Exodus 8:21 ). frogs. The second plague ( Exodus 8:5 ; Exodus 8:6 ).
Psalms 78:45 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. He sent - flies - and frogs - See on Exodus 8:6 (note), and Exodus 8:24 (note).
Psalms 78:45 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! -The Israelites in the time of the Judges tempted God by forgetting His judgments in Egypt in Israel's behalf, whi...
Psalms 78:45 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and with Deuteronomy 32 . It traces the course of God's relations with His people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells...
Psalms 78:45 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Divers sorts of flies. — Better, simply flies. See Note Exodus 8:21 . Frogs. — See Exodus 8:2 , and Bib. Ed., iv. 145.
Psalms 78:45 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 78:1-72 THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1-45 ; Psalms 106:1-48 ; Psalms 107:1-43 . Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and especially the Exodus and wilderness wander...
Psalms 78:45 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Signs in Egypt” Psalms 78:38-48 God takes into account the frailty and infirmity of our natures. The Spirit… helpeth our infirmities , Romans 8:26 . In the words of Hosea, God teaches us “to...
Psalms 78:45 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the psalm...
Psalms 78:45 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here, by way of remembrance, the prophet carries back the subject to the period of the church's deliverance at the time of the Egyptian bondage, and gives some of the striking examples of the Lord's...
Psalms 78:45 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He sent divers sorts of flies among them ,.... This was the fourth plague; see Exodus 8:24 , the word signifies a "mixture" f, and the Targum renders it "a mixture of wild beasts;'' so Josephus g...
Psalms 78:45 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. Ver. 45. He sent divers sorts of flies among them ] Miscellam muscarum venenatarum, venomous flies...
Psalms 78:45 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt Here the Psalm goes back to the subject of Israelitish ingratitude, (mentioned Psalms 78:11-12 ,) in order to introduce an account of the miracles wrought in...
Psalms 78:45 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies to Israel. 40 How oft did they p...
Psalms 78:45 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Devoured them; or, destroyed them ; which they might do by their cruel and numerous stings, for these flies were doubtless extraordinary in their nature and quantity, and poisonous and hurtful qua...
Psalms 78:45 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph ,” i.e. , an instruction of Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the celebrated Asaph in the time of David. Occasion...
Psalms 78:45 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This story of the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, is like a looking-glass in which we may, with great sadness, see ourselves reflected. Psalms 78:9 . The children of Ephraim, bei...
Psalms 78:45 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. Maschil of Asaph. Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice...
Psalms 78:45 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed...
Psalms 78:45 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Narrative of God's Deeds
Psalms 78:45 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 8:21-24 ; Exodus 8:2-15 ; Psalms 105:30 ; Psalms 105:31 ; Revelation 16:3
Psalms 78:45 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Flies — These flies were doubtless extraordinary in their nature, and hurtful qualities. And the like is to be thought concerning the frogs.

Psalms 78:45 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 78:45 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 78:45 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 78:45 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:45 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 78:45 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:45 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 78:45 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 78:45 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 78:45 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes