Psalms 105:22
to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
In Context
21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,
23Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Cross References
Genesis 41:38And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
Isaiah 19:11The rulers of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How will ye say to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise men, the son of ancient kings?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →