God’s Word Translation
Psalms 105:30
30He made their land swarm with frogs, even in the kings’ bedrooms.
Psalms 105:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
- New International Version (NIV)Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
Context of Psalms 105:30
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. He made their land swarm with frogs, even in the kings’ bedrooms. 31He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats infested their whole territory. 32He gave them hail and lightning instead of rain throughout their land.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:30 word by word
שָׁרַ֣ץ אַרְצָ֣ם צְפַרְדְּעִ֑ים בְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗י מַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 105:30
- Psalms 78:45He sent a swarm of flies that bit them and frogs that ruined them.
- Exodus 8:3The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come into your palace, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your officials, on your people, into your ovens and into your mixing bowls.
- Revelation 16:13Then I saw three evil spirits like frogs come out of the mouths of the serpent, the beast, and the false prophet.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:30
- 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
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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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