Psalms 105:18

Psalms 105:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
• New International Version (NIV)They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
• English Standard Version (ESV)His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.

Context of Psalms 105:18

16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. 17He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, 19until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

Psalms 105:18 word by word

עִנּ֣וּ בַכֶּ֣בֶל רַגְל֑וֹ בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל בָּ֣אָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• They bruisedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• with shacklesכֶּ֫בֶלkebel · fetterH3525
• placedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• his neckנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: neckH5315
• in ironsבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for Psalms 105:18

• Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
• Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
• Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

Commentaries on Psalms 105:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Whose feet they hurt with fetters - In Genesis 40:3; it is said of Joseph that he was “bound” in prison. It is not improbable that his “feet” were bound, as this is the usual way of confining prisoners. He was laid in iron - In the prison. The margin is, “his soul came into iron.” The version in the Prayer-Book of the Episcopal Church is, the iron entered into his soul. This is a more striking and beautiful rendering, though it may be doubted whether the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22These verses tell the story of Joseph (see Genesis 37–41).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. Joseph was sent of God (Ge 45:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 105:18

• Iron
• Joseph
• Predestination
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Covering
• Glory
• Hurt
• Iron
• David
• Fetter
• Hallel
• Iron (1)
• Jacob (1)

Commentaries on Psalms 105

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings