The Meaning of Psalms 105:32 Explained

Psalms 105:32

KJV: He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

YLT: He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire is in their land.

Darby: He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land;

ASV: He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He gave  them hail  for rain,  [and] flaming  fire  in their land. 

What does Psalms 105:32 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 105:32 mean?

He gave them for rain hail [And] fire flaming in their land
נָתַ֣ן גִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣ם בָּרָ֑ד אֵ֖שׁ לֶהָב֣וֹת בְּאַרְצָֽם

נָתַ֣ן  He  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
גִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣ם  them  for  rain 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גֶּשֶׁם  
Sense: rain, shower.
בָּרָ֑ד  hail 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּרָד  
Sense: hail.
אֵ֖שׁ  [And]  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
לֶהָב֣וֹת  flaming 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: לֶהָבָה  
Sense: flame.
בְּאַרְצָֽם  in  their  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.