Westminster Annotations, Psalms · Psalm 105
PSAL. CV.
Vers. 1. GIve thanks unto the Lord] 1 Chron. 16. 8. Isai. 12. 4.
make known his deeds among the people] Forasmuch as the Israelites were taken out of the world to be Gods people, the prophet willeth them to shew others what God had done for them.
V. 2. Sing unto him] He would have them to praise God, with voice, instruments, and heart.
V. 4. and his strength] By Gods strength and face, he meaneth the ark, where God declared his power, and presence, Psal. 63. 2. and 78. 61.
V. 5. Remember his marvellous works] Which he hath wrought in the deliverance of his people.
the judgements of his mouth] That is, his ordinances, and laws, Mal. 4. 4. or, his judgements which he threatned to bring on the Egyptians, Gen. 15. 14. Exod. 3. 20.
V. 6. his chosen] Heb. his chosen ones.
V. 7. his judgements are in all the earth] Isai. 26. 9. His judgements on the Egyptians are spoken of all the world over, Exo. 9. 16.
V. 8. which he commanded] His promise, which he will have as sum as his command, Psal. 133. 3. and 42. 8. and 44. 4.
V. 9. Which covenant he made with Abraham] Gen. 17. 2. and 22. 16, &c. and 26. 3. and 28. 13. and 35. 11. Luke 1. 73. Heb. 6. 17. The promise which God made to Abraham, To be his God, and the God of his seed after him, he renewed it, and repeated it again to Isaac and Jacob.
V. 11. Ʋnto thee will I give the land of Canaan] Gen. 13. 15. and 15. 18. He sheweth that they should not enjoy the land of Canaan by any other means, but by reason of Gods covenant made with their fathers.
the lot] Heb. the cord, Deut. 32. 9.
the lot of your inheritance] Heb. line, or, cord: For so were inheritances divided by line, Psal. 16. 6.
V. 12. a few men in number] Gen. 34. 30. Deut. 7. 7.
shargers in it] Heb. 11. 9.
V. 14. He suffered no man to do them wrong] He kept them from wronging the Patriarchs, that had power to do it, Gen. 35. 5.
he repreved kings for their sakes] That is, the kings of Egypt, and Gerar, Gen. 12. 17. and 20. 3.
V. 15. Touch not] Touch them not, so as to hurt them.
mine anointed] Those whom I have sanctified to be my people.
do my prophets no harm] Meaning, the old fathers, to whom God shewed himself plainly, and who were setters forth of his word, Gen. 20. 7.
V. 16. he called for a famine] That is, effectually brought it, 2 King 8. 1.
he brake the whole staff of bread] Levit. 26. 26. Ezek. 4. 16. Isai. 3. 1. By sending scarcitie, as in the beginning of the verse.
V. 17. He sent a man before them] Gen. 45. 5.
even Joseph who was sold for a servant] Gen. 37. 28.
V. 18. Whose feet they hurt with fetters] Gen. 39. 20.
he was laid in iron] Heb. his soul came into iron.
V. 19. Ʋntill the time that his word came] The word of God to Pharaoh in a dream, which is said to try Joseph, because none else could interpret it: And then was Joseph delivered: or, Gods decree and promise made to Joseph in a dream, Gen. 37. 6.
tried him] Or, which tried him.
V. 20. The king sent and loosed him] Gen. 41. 14.
even the ruler of the people] Heb. of the peoples. A mighty king, that had a multitude of subjects.
V. 21. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance] Gen. 41. 40.
substance] Heb. possession.
V. 22. To binde his princes at his pleasure] To govern them, and keep them in aw, Psal. 149. 8. Gen. 41. 44.
V. 23. Israel also came into Egypt] Gen. 46. 6.
V. 25. He turned their heart to hate his people] Exod. 1. 8, &c. God hath a secret work in it, when evill men extraordinarily love, or hate his people.
V. 26. He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen, Exod. 3. 10.
V. 27. They shewed his signes among them, and wonders in the land of Ham] Exod. 7. 9. Psal. 78. 44, &c.
his signes] Heb. words of his signes.
V. 28. He sent darknesse, and made it dark] Exod. 10. 22.
and they rebelled not against his word] That is, his word was fulfilled, as Psal. 49. 14. They put them in the grave: that is, they were put in the grave: or, his signes rebelled nor: or, Moses and Aaron rebelled not; that is, they did Gods message, though with the perill of their lives.
V. 29. He turned their waters into blood, and sl…w their fish] Exod. 7. 20.
V. 30. Their land brought forth fr…gs in abundance] Exod. 8. 6.
in the chambers of their kings] Of the king and his princes, Isai. 19. 2. Exod. 8. 3.
V. 31. He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and …ice in all their coasts] Exod. 8. 17, 24.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies] So that this vermine came not by chance, but as God had appointed, and his prophet Moses foretold.
V. 22. He gave them hail for rain] Exod. 9. 23. It was strange to see rain in Egypt, much more, it was searfull to see hail, and most of all, hail mingled with fire.
He gave them hail for rain] Heb. He gave their rain hail.
flaming fire] Heb. fire of flames: That is, full of flames.
V. 34. He spake, and the locusts came] Exod. 10. 4. He sheweth that all creatures are armed against man, when God is his enemy; as at his commandment the grashoppers destroyed the land.
V. 36. He smote also all the first-born in their land] Exod. 12. 29.
chief of all their strength] Gen. 49. 3. Psal. 78. 51.
V. 37. He brought them forth also with silver and gold] Exod. 12. 15.
there was not one feeble person among their tribes] None of them were sick or weak.
V. 38. Egypt was glad when they departed] Exod. 12. 33. For Gods plagues caused them rather to part with the Israelites then with their lives.
V. 39. He spread a cloud for a covering] Exod. 13. 21. It seems it was a large cloud, that could cover all the host from the heat of the sun.
V. 40. The people asked, and he brought quails] Exod. 16. 12, &c. Not for necessity, but for satisfying of their lust, psal. 78. 18.
V. 41. He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out] Exod. 17. 6. Num. 20. 11. 1 Cor. 10. 4.
like a river] See Notes on psal. 78. 16.
V. 43. with joy] When the Egyptians lamented, and were destroyed, psal. 106. 12.
gladnesse] Heb. singing.
V. 44. And gave them the lands of the heathen] Deut. 6. 10, 11. Josh. 3. 17.
they inherited the labour of the people] The houses which they built, and vineyards which the heathen planted.
V. 45. That they might observe his statutes] Gods benefits are given us, that we may serve him the more faithfully.