Caterpillar. — Heb., chasîl. (See 1 Kings 8:37.) Probably the locust in the larva or pupa state. For locust see Exodus 10:4 seq., and Bib. Ed., iv. 292. The LXX., Vulg., and Symmachus have “blight.” but in 2 Chronicles 6:28 “cockchafer,” as Aquila and Jerome here.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 78:46
Psalms 78:46
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.