Psalms 105:34

Psalms 105:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
• New International Version (NIV)He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
• English Standard Version (ESV)He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,

Context of Psalms 105:34

32He sent hail with the rain, and there was lightning everywhere. 33He destroyed their vines and fig trees. He knocked down the trees everywhere in their country. He commanded many locusts to come. There were too many locusts to count! 35They ate all the plants in their land, and all the crops in their fields. 36Then the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt. He killed the oldest son in each family.

Psalms 105:34 word by word

אָ֭מַר וַיָּבֹ֣א אַרְבֶּ֑ה וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and the locustsאַרְבֶּה'arbeh · locustH697
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and caterpillersיֶ֫לֶקyeleq · locustH3218
• and that without numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557

Cross-references for Psalms 105:34

• Psalms 78:46He caused locusts to eat their crops, and everything that grew in their fields.
• Exodus 10:12Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Lift up your hand over the country of Egypt. Then locusts will fly all over the land. They will eat every plant that grows in the ground. They will eat everything that the hail has not destroyed.’
• Joel 1:4The great locusts have eaten what the big group of locusts left. The young locusts have eaten what the great locusts left. Other locusts have eaten what the young locusts left.
• Joel 2:25‘I will give you back the years that the locusts have eaten. I will give you all that the great locust and the young locust, and other locusts and their groups have eaten. All that my great army has eaten I will give you.
• Revelation 9:3Then locusts came out of the smoke and they came down on the earth. They received power to cause great pain, like the power of scorpions.

Commentaries on Psalms 105:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 See an account of these plagues in Psalm 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 the circumstances attending them. There are no circumstances mentioned here which require particular explanation.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-45Verses 24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-36The psalmist tells the story of Moses and the plagues in Egypt (see Exodus 7:20–12:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3628-36. The ninth plague is made prominent as peculiarly wonderful. they rebelled not--Moses and Aaron promptly obeyed God (He 11:27); (compare Ex 7:1-11:10 and Psa 78:44-51, with which this summary substantially agrees). Or, rather, the "darkness" here is figurative (Jr 13:16), the literal plague of darkness (Ex 10:22, 23) being only alluded to as the symbol of God's wrath which overhung Egypt as a dark cloud during all the plagues. Hence, it is placed…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 105:34

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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