God’s Word Translation
Psalms 105:40
40The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.
Psalms 105:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Context of Psalms 105:40
38The Egyptians were terrified of Israel, so they were glad when Israel left. 39He spread out a cloud as a protective covering and a fire to light up the night. The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven. 41He opened a rock, and water gushed and flowed like a river through the dry places. 42He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
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שָׁאַ֣ל וַיָּבֵ֣א שְׂלָ֑ו וְלֶ֥חֶם שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:40
- Psalms 78:18They deliberately tested God by demanding the food they craved.
- Exodus 16:12“I’ve heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them, ‘At dusk you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat all the food you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
- Numbers 11:4Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for ⌞other kinds of⌟ food. Even the Israelites started crying again and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
- Exodus 16:14When the dew was gone, the ground was covered with a thin layer of flakes like frost on the ground.
- Numbers 11:7(Manna was ⌞small⌟ like coriander seeds and looked like resin.
- Deuteronomy 8:3So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the Lord speaks.
- Joshua 5:12The day after that, the manna stopped. The people of Israel never had manna again. That year they began to eat the crops that grew in Canaan.
- Nehemiah 9:20You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t keep your manna to yourself. You gave them water to quench their thirst.
- Psalms 78:23In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.
- John 6:31Our ancestors ate the manna in the desert. Scripture says, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
Commentaries on Psalms 105:40
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40The people asked, and he brought quails - See the notes at Psalm 78:26-29. And satisfied them with the bread of heaven - manna, sent down, as it were, from heaven. In Psalm 78:25, it is called “angels‘ food.” See the notes at that verse.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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