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Psalms 105:41
41He broke a rock, so that water poured out from it. It ran as a river through the dry places.
Psalms 105:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
- New International Version (NIV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
Context of Psalms 105:41
39The Lord made a cloud to cover them and a fire to give them light at night. 40When they asked him for food, he gave them quails to eat. He fed them with bread from the sky. He broke a rock, so that water poured out from it. It ran as a river through the dry places. 42Yes, the Lord remembered the holy promise that he had made to his servant, Abraham. 43So he led his people out from Egypt, and they were very happy! They were the people that he had chosen for himself, and they shouted with joy!
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:41 word by word
פָּ֣תַח צ֭וּר וַיָּז֣וּבוּ מָ֑יִם הָ֝לְכ֗וּ בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת נָהָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:41
- Psalms 78:15He broke rocks into pieces in the wilderness so that his people had plenty of water. Springs of water came from deep in the earth.
- Psalms 114:8He changes a rock into a pool of water! Water pours out of a hard rock!
- Exodus 17:6I will stand there, in front of you, by the rock at Sinai. Hit the rock with your stick, and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.’ So Moses did this, while the leaders of the Israelites watched him.
- Numbers 20:11Moses lifted up his arm. He hit the rock twice with his stick. Water poured out from the rock. The people and their animals drank the water.
- Nehemiah 9:15You gave your people bread from heaven when they were hungry. You gave them water from a rock to drink when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go to the land that you had promised to give them. You told them to take it for themselves.
- Isaiah 48:21When he led them through the desert, they did not become thirsty. He broke open a rock for them, so that water poured out. They could drink as much as they needed.
- 1 Corinthians 10:4All of them drank the same spiritual drink. They drank water from the spiritual rock that went with them. Christ was that rock.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41He opened the rock, and the waters rushed out - See the note on Exodus 17:6, to which I can now add, that a piece of this rock, broken off by the hand of my nephew, E. S. A. Clarke, in the course of the present year [1822,] now lies before me. It is fine granite; and so well distinguished as a granite, that the feldt-spar, the mica, and the quartz, of which granite is composed, appear very distinctly. It is worthy of remark, that, as granite is supposed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41He opened the rock - See the notes at Psalm 78:15. “They ran in the dry places like a river.” Or, “a river.” They flowed along in the desert - a river of waters. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:4.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. 37-45The exodus and the conquest of Canaan fulfilled God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Psalm 105:9–10). Unlike Psalm 78, the poet describes the Lord's goodness without mentioning Israel's history of rebellion (compare Psalm 106).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-451. call ... name--(Psa 79:6; Ro 10:13). Call on Him, according to His historically manifested glory. After the example of Abraham, who, as often as God acquired for Himself a name in guiding him, called in solemn worship upon the name of the Lord (Ge 12:8; 13:4). among the people--or, "peoples" (Psa 18:49). deeds--or, "wonders" (Psa 103:7).Read the comment
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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
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