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Text -- Psalms 78:44 (NET)

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78:44 He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams.
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: Wicked | Unbelief | Psalms | PROVIDENCE, 1 | PLAGUES OF EGYPT | NILE | Music | Israel | HEZEKIAH (2) | God | Egyptians | Blood | Asaph | more
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Clarke: Psa 78:44 - -- Turned their rivers into blood - See on Exo 7:20 (note).

Turned their rivers into blood - See on Exo 7:20 (note).

Calvin: Psa 78:44 - -- 44.When he turned their rivers into blood The Psalmist does not enumerate in their order the miracles by which God gave evidence of his power in the ...

44.When he turned their rivers into blood The Psalmist does not enumerate in their order the miracles by which God gave evidence of his power in the deliverance of his people. He considered it enough to bring to their remembrance the well-known histories of these events, which would be sufficient to lay open the wickedness and ingratitude with which they were chargeable; nor is it necessary for us to stay long on these things, since the narrative of Moses gives a more distinct and fuller account of what is here briefly stated. Only I would have my readers to remember that, although God often punished the sins of the heathen by sending upon them hail and other calamities, yet all the plagues which at that time were inflicted upon the Egyptians were of an extraordinary character, and such as were previously unheard-of. A variety of words is therefore employed to enhance these memorable instances of the vengeance of God, as that he sent upon them the fierceness of his wrath, fury, anger, and affliction This accumulation of words is intended to awaken minds which are asleep to a discovery of so many miracles, of which both the number and the excellence might be perceived even by the blind themselves.

In the last place, it is added that God executed these judgments by angels. Although God has, according as it has pleased him, established certain laws, both in heaven and on earth, and governs the whole order of nature in such a manner as that each creature has assigned to it its own peculiar office; yet whenever it seems good to him he makes use of the ministration of angels for executing his commands, not by ordinary or natural means, but by his secret power, which to us is incomprehensible. Some think that devils are here spoken of, because the epithet evil or hurtful is applied to angel. 351 This opinion I do not reject; but the ground upon which they rest it has little solidity. They say that as God dispenses his benefits to us by the ministry of elect angels, so he also executes his wrath by the agency of reprobate angels, as if they were his executioners. This I admit is partly true; but I deny that this distinction is always observed. Many passages of Scripture can be quoted to the contrary. When the army of the Assyrians laid siege to the holy city Jerusalem, who was it that made such havoc among them as compelled them to raise the siege, but the angel who was appointed at that time for the defense of the Church? (2Kg 19:35.) In like manner, the angel who slew the first-born in Egypt (Exo 11:5) was not only a minister and an executor of the wrath of God against the Egyptians, but also the agent employed for preserving the Israelites. On the other hand, although the kings of whom Daniel speaks were avaricious and cruel, or rather robbers, and turned all things upside down, yet the Prophet declares, (chapter 20:13,) that holy angels were appointed to take charge of them. It is probable that the Egyptians were given over and subjected to reprobate angels, as they deserved; but we may simply consider the angels here spoken of as termed evil, on account of the work in which they were employed, — because they inflicted upon the enemies of the people of God terrible plagues to repress their tyranny and cruelty. In this way, both the heavenly and elect angels, and the fallen angels, are justly accounted the ministers or executors of calamity; but they are to be regarded as such in different senses. The former yield a prompt and willing obedience to God; but the latter, as they are always eagerly intent upon doing mischief, and would, if they could, turn the whole world upside down, are fit instruments for inflicting calamities upon men.

TSK: Psa 78:44 - -- Psa 105:29; Exo 7:17-21; Rev 16:3-6; The miracles mentioned in this and the four subsequent verses, evidently shew the power of God over the elements ...

Psa 105:29; Exo 7:17-21; Rev 16:3-6; The miracles mentioned in this and the four subsequent verses, evidently shew the power of God over the elements of nature, which at that time were the objects of Egyptian worship.

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Barnes: Psa 78:44 - -- And had turned their rivers into blood - Exo 7:20. There was properly but one river in Egypt - the Nile. But there were several branches of tha...

And had turned their rivers into blood - Exo 7:20. There was properly but one river in Egypt - the Nile. But there were several branches of that river at the mouth; and there were numerous artificial streams or canals cut from the river, to anyone of which the word river might be also given. Compare the notes at Isa 11:15.

And their floods ... - Their streams; the canals and branches of the Nile, where they usually obtained a supply of water.

Poole: Psa 78:44 - -- The several branches and streams of the river Nilus, and those many rivulets which they brought from it.

The several branches and streams of the river Nilus, and those many rivulets which they brought from it.

Gill: Psa 78:44 - -- And had turned their rivers into blood,.... The river Nile and its seven streams; this was the first of the plagues of Egypt, Exo 7:20, and was a just...

And had turned their rivers into blood,.... The river Nile and its seven streams; this was the first of the plagues of Egypt, Exo 7:20, and was a just retaliation for drowning the infants of the Israelites in their river, Exo 1:22, a like plague will be inflicted on spiritual Egypt, and with equal justice; see Rev 11:8,

and their floods, that they could not drink; the rivulets that flowed from the Nile, and every spring or confluence of water; or rather by these rivers and floods are meant the canals and ditches, which, as Jarchi e observes, were made by the hands of men, from the banks of the river Nile, to water their fields with.

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TSK Synopsis: Psa 78:1-72 - --1 An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God.9 The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient.67 The Israelites bein...

MHCC: Psa 78:40-55 - --Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who...

Matthew Henry: Psa 78:40-72 - -- The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 78:38-48 - -- The second part of the Psalm now begins. God, notwithstanding, in His compassion restrains His anger; but Israel's God-tempting conduct was continue...

Constable: Psa 73:1--89:52 - --I. Book 3: chs 73--89 A man or men named Asaph wrote 17 of the psalms in this book (Pss. 73-83). Other writers w...

Constable: Psa 78:1-72 - --Psalm 78 This didactic psalm teaches present and future generations to learn from the past, and it stres...

Constable: Psa 78:12-72 - --3. The record of God's goodness and Israel's unfaithfulness 78:12-72 78:12-20 In his historical review Asaph began with the plagues in Egypt (v. 12). ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title of this book is Tehilim ("praises" or "hymns"), for a leading feature in its contents is praise, though the word occurs in the title ...

JFB: Psalms (Outline) ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). This celebrated Psalm has several peculiarities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, denoted by the twenty-two let...

TSK: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nation...

TSK: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Psa 78:1, An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God; Psa 78:9, The story of God’s wrath against the incredulous and di...

Poole: Psalms (Book Introduction) OF PSALMS THE ARGUMENT The divine authority of this Book of PSALMS is so certain and evident, that it was never questioned in the church; which b...

Poole: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) THE ARGUMENT The scope of this Psalm is plainly expressed Psa 78:6-8 , and is this, that the Israelites might learn to hope and trust in God, and s...

MHCC: Psalms (Book Introduction) David was the penman of most of the psalms, but some evidently were composed by other writers, and the writers of some are doubtful. But all were writ...

MHCC: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) (Psa 78:1-8) Attention called for. (v. 9-39) The history of Israel. (v. 40-55) Their settlement in Canaan. (v. 56-72) The mercies of God to Israel ...

Matthew Henry: Psalms (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Te...

Matthew Henry: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) This psalm is historical; it is a narrative of the great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, the great sins wherewith they had provoked him, and ...

Constable: Psalms (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is Tehillim, which means...

Constable: Psalms (Outline) Outline I. Book 1: chs. 1-41 II. Book 2: chs. 42-72 III. Book 3: chs. 73...

Constable: Psalms Psalms Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89." In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus,...

Haydock: Psalms (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PSALMS. INTRODUCTION. The Psalms are called by the Hebrew, Tehillim; that is, hymns of praise. The author, of a great part of ...

Gill: Psalms (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALMS The title of this book may be rendered "the Book of Praises", or "Hymns"; the psalm which our Lord sung at the passover is c...

Gill: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 78 Maschil of Asaph. Or for "Asaph" f; a doctrinal and "instructive" psalm, as the word "Maschil" signifies; see Psa 32:1, wh...

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