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Psalm 105
105:1 Give thanks to the Lord ! Call on his name ! Make known his accomplishments among the nations ! 105:2 Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds ! 105:3 Boast about his holy name ! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice ! 105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually ! 105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed , his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed , 105:6 O children of Abraham , God’s servant , you descendants of Jacob , God’s chosen ones ! 105:7 He is the Lord our God ; he carries out judgment throughout the earth . 105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree , the promise he made to a thousand generations 105:9 the promise he made to Abraham , the promise he made by oath to Isaac ! 105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree , to Israel as a lasting promise , 105:11 saying , “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance .” 105:12 When they were few in number , just a very few , and resident aliens within it, 105:13 they wandered from nation to nation , and from one kingdom to another . 105:14 He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake , 105:15 saying, “Don’t touch my chosen ones ! Don’t harm my prophets !” 105:16 He called down a famine upon the earth ; he cut off all the food supply . 105:17 He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant . 105:18 The shackles hurt his feet ; his neck was placed in an iron collar , 105:19 until the time when his prediction came true. The Lord’s word proved him right. 105:20 The king authorized his release ; the ruler of nations set him free . 105:21 He put him in charge of his palace , and made him manager of all his property , 105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers . 105:23 Israel moved to Egypt ; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham . 105:24 The Lord made his people very fruitful , and made them more numerous than their enemies . 105:25 He caused them to hate his people , and to mistreat his servants . 105:26 He sent his servant Moses , and Aaron , whom he had chosen . 105:27 They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham . 105:28 He made it dark ; they did not disobey his orders . 105:29 He turned their water into blood , and killed their fish . 105:30 Their land was overrun by frogs , which even got into the rooms of their kings . 105:31 He ordered flies to come ; gnats invaded their whole territory . 105:32 He sent hail along with the rain ; there was lightning in their land . 105:33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees , and broke the trees throughout their territory . 105:34 He ordered locusts to come , innumerable grasshoppers . 105:35 They ate all the vegetation in their land , and devoured the crops of their fields . 105:36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land , the firstfruits of their reproductive power . 105:37 He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold ; none of his tribes stumbled . 105:38 Egypt was happy when they left , for they were afraid of them. 105:39 He spread out a cloud for a cover , and provided a fire to light up the night . 105:40 They asked for food, and he sent quails ; he satisfied them with food from the sky . 105:41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions . 105:42 Yes , he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant . 105:43 When he led his people out , they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy . 105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them , and they took possession of what other peoples had produced , 105:45 so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws . Praise the Lord !

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  • [Psa 105:1] O Praise The Lord, His Deeds Make Known
  • [Psa 105:3] I Am So Glad Salvation’s Free
  • [Psa 105:4] I Look To Thee In Every Need
  • [Psa 105:43] O Thou Whose Hand Hath Brought Us

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Joseph experienced God's blessing as he served faithfully in Potiphar's house. His master's wife repeatedly seduced him, but he refused her offers because he did not want to sin against God and betray Potiphar's trust. Joseph...
  • "The way of the land of the Philistines"refers to the most northern of three routes travelers took from Egypt to Canaan (v. 17). The others lay farther south. The Egyptians had heavily fortified this caravan route, also calle...
  • This hymn (vv. 8-36) was probably one of many that the people sang on this occasion. It expressed the hopes and thoughts of the Israelites assembled that the returned exiles needed to emulate. This thanksgiving song is a medl...
  • A second group of seven Levites (v. 5) led the people in the prayer of praise that Nehemiah included in this book perhaps on a different day than the prayer he wrote about in verses 1-4."The prayer is intended to instruct the...
  • Job longed for death. He wished God would release him from his enslavement to life (cf. Ps. 105:20) and snip off his life as a weaver cuts thread (v. 9). He affirmed his faithfulness to God's words (v. 10) but acknowledged th...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The psalm concludes as it began with the psalmist reminding himself to bless the Lord by praising Him. "Praise the Lord"translates the Hebrew haleluyah. The translators often simply transliterated this Hebrew expression as "h...
  • The unknown psalmist called Israel (v. 6) to give thanks to the Lord in prayer and to broadcast His deeds publicly. The people should sing His praises and take pride and joy in His character. They should also draw near to Him...
  • 105:7-11 God remembered His people (v. 7, cf. v. 42) so His people should remember Him (v. 5). God had been faithful to the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3, 7; 15:18-21; 22:15-18; 28:13-15). He made this covenant with Abraham...
  • Again the psalmist reminded the reader of God's remembering His unique promise to Abraham (cf. v. 8). The Lord brought Abraham's descendents into the Promised Land and dispossessed the Canaanite tribes. He even gave them food...
  • This psalm recalls Israel's unfaithfulness to God. Psalm 105 stressed God's faithfulness to the nation. Even though God's people proved unfaithful to Him, He remained faithful to them because of His covenant promises....
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • Isaiah revealed that the Lord's people are at the center of His plans for the world (cf. 14:2; 21:10). He will preserve them even though He will judge sinful humanity.227This passage contains many connections with the flood n...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • Matthew began his Gospel with a record of Jesus' genealogy because the Christians claimed that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. To qualify as such He had to be a Jew from the royal line of David (Isa. 9:6-...
  • This section of the text contains Jesus' enigmatic and attractive description of the Bread of Life. Jesus was whetting His hearers' appetites for it (cf. 4:10). The pericope ends with their asking Him to give them the Bread (...
  • Paul began this epistle by identifying himself and his companion and by wishing God's richest blessings on his readers."Almost all letters from the Greco-Roman period began with a threefold salutation: The Writer, to the Addr...
  • 9:1 Again John saw a "star"(cf. 6:13; 8:10), but this time the "star"was an intelligent being. If "fallen"(Gr. peptokota) has theological connotations, the "star"may refer to Satan (vv. 2, 11; cf. 1:20; Job. 38:7; Luke 10:18)...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Genesis 41:38-48At seventeen years of age Joseph was sold for a slave; at thirty he was prime minister of Egypt (Gen. 37:2; 41:46). How long his prison life lasted is uncertain; but it was long enough for the promises contain...
  • He reproved kings for their sakes; 15. Saying, Touch not Mine anointed, and do My prophets no harm.'--Psalm 105:14-15.THE original reference of these words is to the fathers of the Jewish people--the three wandering shepherds...
  • Until the time that his word came, the word of the Lord tried him.'--Psalm 105:19.I DO not think I shall be mistaken if I affirm that these words do not convey any very clear idea to most readers. They were spoken with refere...
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