English Standard Version
Psalms 105:18
18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.
Context of Psalms 105:18
16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, 17he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free;
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עִנּ֣וּ בַכֶּ֣בֶל רַגְל֑וֹ בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל בָּ֣אָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:18
- Genesis 39:20And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
- Genesis 40:15For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit."
- Acts 16:24Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
- Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
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
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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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