1 An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7 The story of God's providence over Abraham
16 Over Joseph
23 Over Jacob in Egypt
26 Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37 Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the wilderness, and planted in Canaan.

A.M. 2962, B.C. 1042. It appears from 1ch 16 where the former part of this Psalm, as far as the 16th verse is found with little variation, that David composed it at the removal of the ark to Mount Zion, and he himself probably enlarged it afterwards with the glorious detail of God's merciful dealings with Abraham and his posterity till their settlement in the land of Promise. The Hallelujah, which terminates the preceding Psalm, is made the title of this by the Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, and Ethiopic; and the Syriac considers it a paraphrase on the words, Fear not, Jacob, to go down into Egypt; and teaches us spiritually not to fear when we are obliged to contend with devils; for God is our shield, and will fight for us.

give Ps 136:1-3 1Ch 16:7-22 25:3 29:13,20

call Isa 12:4 Joe 2:32 Ac 9:14 Ro 10:13 1Co 1:2

make known Ps 89:1 96:3 145:4-6,11,12 Nu 23:23 Isa 12:4 51:10 Da 3:29 4:1-3 6:26,27

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

sing unto Ps 47:6,7 96:1,2 98:1,5 Jud 5:3 Isa 12:5,6 42:10-12 Eph 5:19 Re 15:3,4

talk ye Ps 77:12 78:4-6 119:27 Ex 13:8,9,14 De 6:6-9 Lu 24:14

3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

glory Ps 34:2 Isa 45:25 Jer 9:23,24 1Co 1:29,31 Ga 6:14

let the heart Ps 9:10 Pr 8:17 Isa 45:19 55:6,7 La 3:25 Lu 11:9,10

4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

seek Am 5:4-6 Zep 2:2,3

his strength Ps 78:61 132:8 2Ch 6:41

seek his face Ps 27:8

5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

remember Ps 77:11 103:2 De 7:18,19 8:2 32:7 Isa 43:18,19 Lu 22:19 1Co 11:24-26

the judgements Ps 119:13 Re 16:7 19:2

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

ye seed Ex 3:6 Isa 41:8,14 44:1,2 Ro 9:4

his chosen De 7:6-8 Joh 15:16 1Pe 2:9

7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

the Lord Ps 95:7 100:3 Ge 17:7 Ex 20:2 De 26:17,18 29:10-15 Jos 24:15-24

judgments Ps 48:10,11 Isa 26:9 Re 15:4

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

he hast remembered Ps 105:42 111:5,9 1Ch 16:15 Ne 1:5 Da 9:4 Lu 1:72-74

a thousand De 7:9

9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

Ge 17:2 22:16,17 26:3 28:13 35:11 Ne 9:8 Ac 7:8 Heb 6:17

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

an everlasting Ge 17:7,8 2Sa 23:5 Heb 13:20

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

unto thee Ge 12:7 13:15 15:18 26:3,4 28:13

lot. Heb. cord Ps 78:55

12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

a few Ge 34:30 De 7:7 26:5 Isa 51:2 Eze 33:24

and strangers Ge 17:8 23:4 Ac 7:5 Heb 11:9,12

13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

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14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Ge 12:14-17 20:1-7 26:14 31:24-29 35:5 Ex 7:16,17

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

touch Ge 26:11 Zec 2:8

mine 1Ki 19:16 1Jo 2:27

and do Ge 20:7 27:39,40 48:19,20 49:8

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

moreover Ge 41:25-32,34 42:5,6 2Ki 8:1 Am 3:6 7:1-4 Hag 1:10,11 2:17 Mt 8:8,9 Re 6:8

brake Ps 104:15 Ge 47:13,19 Le 26:26 Isa 3:1 Eze 4:16 Ac 7:11

17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

he sent Ge 45:5,7,8 50:20

Joseph Ge 37:27,28,36 39:1 45:4 Ac 7:9

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

whose Ge 39:20 40:15 Ac 16:24

he was laid in iron. Heb. his soul came into iron Ps 107:10

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

his word Ps 44:4 Ge 41:11-16,25 Pr 21:1 Da 2:30 Ac 7:10

20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

Ge 41:14

21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

made Ge 41:40-44,55 45:8,26

substance. Heb. possession

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

teach Ge 41:33,38 Isa 19:11

23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Israel Ge 45:9-11 46:2-7 Jos 24:4 Ac 7:11-14

Jacob Ge 47:6-9,28

the land Ps 104:27 78:51 106:22 Ge 10:6

24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

and he Ge 13:16 46:3 Ex 1:7 De 26:5 Ac 7:17 Heb 11:12

made Ex 1:8,9 12:37

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

He turned Ge 15:13 Ex 9:16 10:1 De 2:30 Ro 9:17-19

to hate Ex 1:11-14,16 2:23 Ac 7:19

26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

sent Ps 77:20 Ex 3:10 4:12-14 6:11,26,27 Jos 24:5 Mic 6:4 Ac 7:34,35

Aaron Ex 7:1,12 28:1,2,12,29-38 29:5 Le 8:7 Nu 16:5-11,40,47,48 17:5 1Sa 12:6

27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

they Ps 78:43-51 135:8,9 Ex 7:1 8:1 9:1 10:1 11:1 De 4:34 Ne 9:10,11 Isa 63:11,12 Jer 32:20,21

his signs. Heb. words of his signs.
wonders Ps 105:23 106:22

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

sent Ex 10:21-23 Joe 2:2,31 Lu 23:44,45 2Pe 2:4,17

rebelled Ps 99:7 Eze 2:4-8

29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

Ps 78:44 Ex 7:20,21 Isa 50:2 Eze 29:4,5 Re 16:3

30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

brought Ps 78:45 Ex 8:3-14 Re 16:13,14

31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

there Ps 78:45 Ex 8:21-24 Isa 1:18

and lice Ex 8:16-18

32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

them hail for rain. Heb. their rain hail. Ps 78:47,48 Ex 9:18-28 Re 8:7 11:19 16:21

33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

Re 9:4

34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

the locusts Ps 78:46 Ex 10:12-15 Joe 1:4-7 2:25 Re 9:3-10

35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

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36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

he smote Ps 78:51 135:8 136:10 Ex 4:23 11:4,5 12:12,29,30 Heb 11:28

chief Ge 49:3

37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

brought Ge 15:14 Ex 3:22 12:35,36 Ac 13:17

and there. Considering the immense number of men, women, children, and cattle, it must certainly have appeared extraordinary, that there was none among them weak or feeble, none unable to perform the journey. The order was that not a hoof should be left behind; and He who commanded gave strength to obey.

38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

glad Ex 10:7 12:33

for Ge 35:5 Jos 2:9

39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

spread Ps 78:14 Ex 13:21,22 14:24 Nu 9:15-22 Ne 9:12,19 Isa 4:5 1Co 10:1,2

40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

asked Ps 78:18,26-28 Ex 16:12,13 Nu 11:4-6,31-33

satisfied Ex 16:14-35 Nu 11:7-9 De 8:3 Jos 5:12 Ne 9:20

bread Ps 78:23-25 Joh 6:31-33,48-58

41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

opened Ps 78:15,16,20 114:8 Ex 17:6 Nu 20:11 Ne 9:15 Isa 48:21 1Co 10:4

42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

for he Ps 104:8-11 Ge 12:7 13:14-17 15:14 Ex 2:24 Lu 1:54,44,72,73

Abraham Ex 32:13 De 9:5,27 Mic 7:20

43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

and he Ps 78:52,53 106:8-12 Ex 15:13 De 4:37,38 Isa 63:11-14 Ac 7:36 13:17

with joy Isa 35:10 51:10,11 55:12 Jer 31:11,12

gladness. Heb. singing Ps 106:12 Ex 15:1

44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

gave Ps 44:2,3 78:55 80:8 135:10-12 136:21,22 Jos 11:23 21:43 23:4 24:8,13 Ne 9:22-25

inherited De 6:10,11 Jos 5:11 13:7

the labour. That is, the produce of their labour; the cities and houses they had built, the vineyards they had planted, etc.

45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

that De 4:40 5:33 6:1,2,21-25 Eze 36:24-28 Eph 2:8-10 Tit 2:14

praise ye the Lord. Heb. Hallelujah Ps 106:1 150:1 Re 19:3,4