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105:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
105:2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
105:3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
105:4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
105:5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
105:6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
105:7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
105:8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
105:9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
105:10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
105:11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
105:12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
105:13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
105:14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
105:16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
105:17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
105:18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
105:19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
105:20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
105:21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
105:22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
105:24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
105:25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
105:26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
105:27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
105:28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
105:29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
105:31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
105:32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
105:33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
105:34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
105:35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
105:36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
105:40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
105:41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
105:42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
105:43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
105:44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
105:45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.


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Everything King James Bible:Psalms
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
back to: Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 105

Overview:
A solemn Call to praise and serve the Lord. (1-7) His gracious
dealings with Israel. (8-23) Their deliverance from Egypt, and
their settlement in Canaan. (24-45)

1-7 Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up
ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his Grace;
the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good,
which we cannot do but By strength derived from him, for which
he will be sought. Seek to have his favour to eternity,
therefore continue seeking it while living in this world; for he
will not only be found, but he will reward those that diligently
seek him.

8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous Works, his
wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians
are few in number, strangers and pilgrims upon Earth, yet a far
better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them By the
Covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy
Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our
mercies. They prove our Faith and Love, they humble our pride,
they Wean us from the world, and quicken our prayers. Bread is
the staff which supports Life; when that staff is broken, the
body fails and sinks to the Earth. The Word of God is the staff
of spiritual Life, the Food and support of the soul: the sorest
Judgment is a Famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. Such a
Famine was sore in all lands when Christ appeared in the Flesh;
whose coming, and the blessed effect of it, are shadowed forth
in the history of Joseph. At the appointed time Christ was
exalted as Mediator; all the treasures of Grace and Salvation
are at his disposal, perishing sinners come to him, and are
relieved By him.

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 blessed in Christ Jesus. Having
redeemed us with his Blood, restored our souls to Holiness, and
set us at liberty from Satan's Bondage, he guides and guards us
all the way. He satisfies our souls with the Bread of Heaven,
and the water of Life from the Rock of Salvation, and will bring
us safely to Heaven. He redeems his servants from all iniquity,
and purifies them unto himself, to be a Peculiar people, zealous
of good Works.

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