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Psalms 105:41
41He opened a rock, and waters gushed out, flowed as a river in dry places.
Psalms 105:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
- New International Version (NIV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
Context of Psalms 105:41
39He spread a cloud as a covering and fire to give light at night. 40They asked, and He brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. He opened a rock, and waters gushed out, flowed as a river in dry places. 42For He remembered His holy word to Abraham His servant. 43So He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:41 word by word
פָּ֣תַח צ֭וּר וַיָּז֣וּבוּ מָ֑יִם הָ֝לְכ֗וּ בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת נָהָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:41
- Psalms 78:15He split apart rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the depths.
- Psalms 114:8who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
- Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you, there upon the rock in Horeb. You are to strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people can drink.” Then Moses did just so in the eyes of the elders of Israel.
- Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with the staff. Water gushed out and the community and its livestock drank.
- Nehemiah 9:15You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought them water from the rock for their thirst. You told them to go in to possess the land that You had sworn to give them.
- Isaiah 48:21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He caused the water to flow out of the rock for them. He split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.’”
- 1 Corinthians 10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink—for they were drinking from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the Rock was Messiah.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41He opened the rock, and the waters rushed out - See the note on Exodus 17:6, to which I can now add, that a piece of this rock, broken off by the hand of my nephew, E. S. A. Clarke, in the course of the present year [1822,] now lies before me. It is fine granite; and so well distinguished as a granite, that the feldt-spar, the mica, and the quartz, of which granite is composed, appear very distinctly. It is worthy of remark, that, as granite is supposed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41He opened the rock - See the notes at Psalm 78:15. “They ran in the dry places like a river.” Or, “a river.” They flowed along in the desert - a river of waters. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:4.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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