New English Translation
Psalms 105:40
40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.
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
38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. 39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. 41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. 42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.
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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 willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
- Exodus 16:12“I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘During the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be satisfied with bread, so that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’”
- Numbers 11:4Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
- Exodus 16:14When the layer of dew had evaporated, there on the surface of the desert was a thin flaky substance, thin like frost on the earth.
- Numbers 11:7(Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.
- Deuteronomy 8:3So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the Lord’s mouth.
- Joshua 5:12The manna stopped appearing the day they ate some of the produce of the land; the Israelites never ate manna again.
- Nehemiah 9:20You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.
- Psalms 78:23He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.
- John 6:31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘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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