Psalms 105:39

Psalms 105:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
• New International Version (NIV)He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

Context of Psalms 105:39

37The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. 38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. 40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven. 41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland.

Psalms 105:39 word by word

פָּרַ֣שׂ עָנָ֣ן לְמָסָ֑ךְ וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ לְהָאִ֥יר לָֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• a cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• for a coveringמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• and fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• to give lightאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for Psalms 105:39

• Psalms 78:14In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and all night by a pillar of fire.
• Exodus 13:21The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.
• Exodus 14:24But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion.
• Numbers 9:15On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire.
• Nehemiah 9:12You led our ancestors by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could find their way.
• Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion and all who assemble there. He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day and smoke and flaming fire at night, covering the glorious land.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground.

Commentaries on Psalms 105:39

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39He spread a cloud for a covering - See the notes at Psalm 78:14. In Numbers 10:34; it is said that “the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day,” and from this seems to have been derived the idea of its “covering” them, as if it were a protection from the heat in the desert.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. 39The Lord’s presence was as evident to all as a fire in the darkness (Exodus 13:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. covering--in sense of protection (compare Ex 13:21; Nu 10:34). In the burning sands of the desert the cloud protected the congregation from the heat of the sun; an emblem of God's protecting favor of His people, as interpreted by Isaiah (Is 4:5, 6; compare Nu 9:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 105:39

• Cloud
• Thankfulness

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• Plagues of Egypt
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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