Psa 105:22-37 | Clarke

‏ Psalms 105:22-37

Verse 25. He turned their heart] "Their heart was turned." So the Syriac and Arabic. After befriending the Hebrews on Joseph's account, to whom they were so deeply indebted, finding them to multiply greatly in the land, and at last to become more powerful than the Egyptians themselves, they turned their attention to the adoption of measures, in order to prevent the Hebrews from possessing themselves of the government of the whole land; they curtailed them of their privileges, and endeavoured to depress them by all possible means, and by a variety of legal enactments. This appears to be the sole meaning of the phrase, "He turned their heart;" or, "their heart was turned."

Verse 27. They showed his signs] Here is a reference to the plagues with which God afflicted the Egyptians. See the places in the margin, and the notes on them.

Verse 28. They rebelled not against his word.] Instead of velo maru, "they rebelled," some think that a shin has been lost from before the word, and that it should be read velo shamru, "they did not observe or keep his word." Or the words may be spoken of Moses and Aaron; they received the commandment of God, and they did not rebel against it. They believed what he had spoken, and acted according to his orders. It could not be spoken of the Egyptians; for they rebelled against his words through the whole course of the transactions.

Verse 33. He smote their vines also, and their fig trees] This is not mentioned in Exodus; but we have had it before, Ps 78:47.