Psalms 105:24
And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
In Context
23And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
Cross References
Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.
Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, besides children.
Acts 7:17But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
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 →