New Living Translation
Psalms 105:40
40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—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
38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. 39The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. They 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. 42For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:40 word by word
שָׁאַ֣ל וַיָּבֵ֣א שְׂלָ֑ו וְלֶ֥חֶם שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:40
- Psalms 78:18They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.
- Exodus 16:12“I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”
- Numbers 11:4Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed.
- Exodus 16:14When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground.
- Numbers 11:7The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin.
- Deuteronomy 8:3Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- Joshua 5:12No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan.
- Nehemiah 9:20You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.
- Psalms 78:23But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.
- John 6:31After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses 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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