Psalms 105:24
And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
In Context
23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
25He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
Cross References
Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children.
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 →