Psalms 105:24
in Psalms 105And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
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ASV
And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
KJV
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
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This verse in Psalms 105
Commentary
10 notes on this verseAnd he increased his people exceedingly. For they went down into Egypt in seventy-five souls, and six hundred thousand went out of Egypt.
This site's exposition
Then Israel entered Egypt
on Psalms 105:23-25
Egypt is called the land of Ham, whose son Mizraim stands at Genesis 10:6. The growth that alarmed Pharaoh at Exodus 1:7 is credited here to the LORD, who made His people fruitful. The turn in Egypt's heart is credited to Him too.
This site's exposition
more numerous than their foes
Pharaoh says the same at Exodus 1:9, that the Israelites have become too numerous and too strong. God had promised at Genesis 46:3 to make Jacob a great nation in Egypt. Seventy people went down, by Exodus 1:5.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Next is related what happened in Egypt. "And He increased," he says, "His people exceedingly, and made them stronger than their enemies" [Psalm 105:24]. Even the whole of this is briefly set forth, in order that the manner in which it took place may be afterwards related. For the people of God was not made stronger than their enemies the Egyptians, at the time when their male offspring were slain, or when they were worn out with making bricks; but when by His powerful hand, by the signs and portents of the Lord their God, they became objects of fear and of honour, until the opposition of the hardened king was overcome, and the Red Sea overwhelmed the persecutor with his army.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And he increased his people greatly,.... God increased the people of Israel greatly in the land of Egypt; they went down few, and became a populous nation; only sixty six persons, besides Jacob's sons' wives; and when they came out from thence were six hundred thousand footmen; yea, they increased the more they were afflicted, Exo 1:
Pharaoh took notice of it. 9 , The children of Israel are more and mightier than we. When God pleases a little one shall become a thousand; and God's promises, though they work slowly, work surely.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Israel . . . and Jacob--that is, Jacob himself is meant, as Ps 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 (Ps 78:51).
And he increased his people greatly. In Goshen they seem to have increased rapidly from the first, and this excited the fears of the Egypt, inns, so that they tried to retard their increase by oppression, but the Lord continued to bless them, And made them stronger than their enemies. Both in physical strength and in numbers they threatened to become the more powerful race. Nor was this growth of the nation impeded by tyrannical measures, but the very reverse took place, thus giving an early instance of what has since become a proverb in the church—"the more they oppressed them the more they multiplied." It is idle to contend either with God or his people.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And he increased his people greatly. In Goshen they seem to have increased rapidly from the first, and this excited the fears of the Egypt, inns, so that they tried to retard their increase by oppression, but the Lord continued to bless them, And made them stronger than their enemies. Both in physical strength and in numbers they threatened to become the more powerful race.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he increased his people greatly ... - God caused them to multiply. Exo 1:7, Exo 1:9.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּ֣פֶר | vaiyefer | and he made fruitful | H6509 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמּ֣וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מְאֹ֑ד | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
| וַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּ | vaiyaatzimehu | and he made strong it | H6105 → | 20 times |
| מִצָּרָֽיו׃ | mitzarav | more than foes its | H6862 → | 109 times |
וַיֶּ֣פֶרand he made fruitful
vaiyeferH6509 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמּ֣וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
מְאֹ֑דexceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
וַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּand he made strong it
vaiyaatzimehuH6105 →20 times
מִצָּרָֽיו׃more than foes its
mitzaravH6862 →109 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
it leads to
- Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Deuteronomy 26:5
and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty…
- Genesis 12:2
Through
Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- Genesis 46:27
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
- Genesis 31:20
Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
- Genesis 43:1–2
Now the famine was still severe in the land.
- Deuteronomy 10:22
Through
Exodus 12:37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
it leads to
- Exodus 38:26
a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
- Numbers 1:46
And all those counted totaled 603,550.
- Exodus 38:26
Where this verse is studied
About Psalms
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 105; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 5; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Homily 31, on Psalm 104; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.