Tree of Life Version
Psalms 105:24
24He made His people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their foes.
Psalms 105:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
Context of Psalms 105:24
22to discipline his princes at his will, and teach his elders wisdom. 23Then Israel came into Egypt, Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. He made His people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their foes. 25He turned their hearts to hate His people, to deal shrewdly with His servants. 26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:24 word by word
וַיֶּ֣פֶר אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ מְאֹ֑ד וַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּ מִצָּרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 105:24
- Genesis 13:16I will make your seed like the dust of the earth so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your seed could also be counted.
- Genesis 46:3“I am God, the God of your father,” He said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will turn you into a great nation there.
- Exodus 1:7Yet Bnei-Yisrael were fruitful, increased abundantly, multiplied and grew extremely numerous—so the land was filled with them.
- Deuteronomy 26:5“Then you are to respond before Adonai your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as an outsider, few in number. But there he became a great nation—mighty and numerous.
- Acts 7:17“But as the time drew near for the promise God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt—
- Hebrews 11:12So from one—and him as good as dead—were fathered offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and as uncountable as the sand on the seashore.
- Exodus 1:8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
- Exodus 12:37Then Bnei-Yisrael journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about 600,000 men on foot, as well as children.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And he increased his people greatly - God caused them to multiply. Exodus 1:7, Exodus 1:9.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. 23-25These verses describe Israel's suffering in Egypt (see Exodus 1:1–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. Israel ... and Jacob--that is, Jacob himself is meant, as Psa 105:24 speaks of "his people." Still, he came with his whole house (Ge 46:6, 7). sojourned--(Ge 47:4). land of Ham--or, Egypt (Psa 78:51).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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