Psalms 105:22
To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
In Context
21He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
23And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.
Cross References
Genesis 41:38and Pharaoh saith unto his servants, 'Do we find like this, a man in whom the spirit of God [is]?'
Isaiah 19:11Only, fools [are] the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, 'A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'
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 →