Psalms 105:23
And he said that he would destroy them, yet Moses, his elect, stood firm before him in the breach, in order to avert his wrath, lest he destroy them.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
In Context
22miracles in the land of Ham, terrible things at the Red Sea.
24And they held the desirable land to be nothing. They did not trust in his word.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Hurry, and go up to my father, and say to him: ‘Your son Joseph commands this: God has caused me to be lord of the entire land of Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay,
Genesis 46:6along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:
Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt is in your sight. Cause them to live in the best place, and deliver to them the land of Goshen. And if you know there to be industrious men among them, appoint these as foremen over my cattle.”
Joshua 24:4and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.
Psalms 105:27and in order to cast their offspring among the nations, and to scatter them among the regions.
Acts 7:11Then a famine occurred in all of Egypt and Canaan, and a great tribulation. And our fathers did not find food.
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 →