God’s Word Translation
Psalms 105:27
27They displayed his miraculous signs among them and did amazing things in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- New International Version (NIV)They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.
Context of Psalms 105:27
25He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants. 26He sent his servant Moses, and he sent Aaron, whom he had chosen. They displayed his miraculous signs among them and did amazing things in the land of Ham. 28He sent darkness and made ⌞their land⌟ dark. They did not rebel against his orders. 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:27 word by word
שָֽׂמוּ־בָ֭ם דִּבְרֵ֣י אֹתוֹתָ֑יו וּ֝מֹפְתִ֗ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:27
- Psalms 78:43when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the fields of Zoan.
- Psalms 135:8He is the one who killed every firstborn male in Egypt. He killed humans and animals alike.
- Exodus 7:1The Lord answered Moses, “I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron is your prophet.
- Exodus 8:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go to worship me.
- Exodus 9:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me.
- Exodus 10:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn so that I can do these miraculous signs among them.
- Exodus 11:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and Egypt. After that he will let you go. When he does, he will be certain to force all of you out of here.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever tried to come and take one nation away from another for himself? The Lord your God used his mighty hand and powerful arm to do this for you in Egypt. He did this using plagues, miraculous signs, amazing things, and war. He did his great and awe-inspiring deeds in front of you.
- Nehemiah 9:10You performed miraculous signs and did amazing things to Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people in his land because you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You made a name for yourself, a name which remains to this day.
- Isaiah 63:11Then his people remembered Moses and the distant past. Where is the one who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in them?
- Jeremiah 32:20You performed miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt. To this day you are still doing them in Israel. You made a name for yourself that continues to this day.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 106:22miracles in the land of Ham, and terrifying things at the Red Sea.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27They showed his signs - Here is a reference to the plagues with which God afflicted the Egyptians. See Exodus 7-12 (note), Psalm 78:43; (note), and the notes on them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27They shewed his signs among them - literally, “They placed among them the words of his signs.” So the margin. The reference is to the miracles performed in Egypt in bringing calamities upon the Egyptians to induce them to permit the children of Israel to go out from their bondage. They were the agents in setting these wonders before the Egyptians. The term words is employed here - “the words of his signs” - to keep up the idea that it was by the command…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. 2727. signs--literally, "words of signs," or rather, as "words" in Hebrew means "things," "things of His signs," that is, His marvellous tokens of power (Psa 145:5, Margin). Compare the same Hebraism (Psa 65:3, Margin).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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