The Meaning of Psalms 105:34 Explained

Psalms 105:34

KJV: He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

YLT: He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,

Darby: He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;

ASV: He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He spake,  and the locusts  came,  and caterpillers,  and that without number, 

What does Psalms 105:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 105:31-45 - Led By A Mighty Hand
Notice in this enumeration of the plagues that the emphasis in each is laid on God's direct act. He is the great agent of his own purposes. The tenth plague, Psalms 105:36, is followed by the triumphant exodus, when Israel went forth, enriched with treasure and strong for the march. However sad and weary our life may be, it will one day be rich and strong as it goes forth to serve under new and loftier conditions. How good it is to realize that God hath prepared for us things that surpass human thought, and which are proportioned not according to intellect but according to heart; not according to deeds but according to character!
God is all-sufficient for us. He was everything that Israel needed. Can He not suffice for us? We have good hope, not because of our deserts, but because of the covenant into which He has entered with our Savior, who is our Representative and Federal Head. Not for our sakes, but for His holy Name's sake, God has pledged Himself to make us His heirs, joint-heirs with His Son, and sharers in all that joy and bliss which await us on the other side. Ought we not, then, to love Him and to keep His statutes and laws? Hallelujah! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 105

1  An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7  The story of God's providence over Abraham
16  Over Joseph
23  Over Jacob in Egypt
26  Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37  Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan

What do the individual words in Psalms 105:34 mean?

He spoke and came locusts and Young locusts and without number
אָ֭מַר וַיָּבֹ֣א אַרְבֶּ֑ה וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר

אָ֭מַר  He  spoke 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
וַיָּבֹ֣א  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אַרְבֶּ֑ה  locusts 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבֶּה  
Sense: a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll).
וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק  and  Young  locusts 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֶלֶק  
Sense: young locust (early stage of development).
וְאֵ֣ין  and  without 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מִסְפָּֽר  number 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִסְפָּר  
Sense: number, tale.

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