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Psalms 105:40
40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.
Context of Psalms 105:40
38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. 39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. 42For he remembered his holy promise given 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 willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
- Exodus 16:12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
- Numbers 11:4The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
- Exodus 16:14When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
- Numbers 11:7The manna was like coriander seed and looked like resin.
- Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- Joshua 5:12The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.
- Nehemiah 9:20You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.
- Psalms 78:23Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
- John 6:31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; 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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