New King James Version
Psalms 105:17
17He sent a man before them— Joseph—who was sold as a slave.
Psalms 105:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
- New International Version (NIV)and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Context of Psalms 105:17
15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” 16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. He sent a man before them— Joseph—who was sold as a slave. 18They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. 19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:17 word by word
שָׁלַ֣ח לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם אִ֑ישׁ לְ֝עֶ֗בֶד נִמְכַּ֥ר יוֹסֵֽף׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:17
- Genesis 45:5But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 50:20But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
- Genesis 37:27Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened.
- Genesis 39:1Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
- Genesis 45:4And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
- Acts 7:9“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
Commentaries on Psalms 105:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17He sent a man before them - That is, He so ordered it by his providence that a man - Joseph - was sent before the family of Jacob into Egypt, that he might make arrangements for their reception and preservation. The whole matter was as God had sent him, or had commanded him to go. And yet it was brought about as the result of a series of acts of the most wicked character; by the envy and the hatred of his brethren; by their guilt and hardness of heart in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22These verses tell the story of Joseph (see Genesis 37–41).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. Joseph was sent of God (Ge 45:5).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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