The Meaning of Psalms 105:38 Explained

Psalms 105:38

KJV: Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

YLT: Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

Darby: Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

ASV: Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Egypt  was glad  when they departed:  for the fear  of them fell  upon them. 

What does Psalms 105:38 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 105:38 mean?

Was glad Egypt when they departed for had fallen the fear of them upon them
שָׂמַ֣ח מִצְרַ֣יִם בְּצֵאתָ֑ם כִּֽי־ נָפַ֖ל פַּחְדָּ֣ם עֲלֵיהֶֽם

שָׂמַ֣ח  Was  glad 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂמַח  
Sense: to rejoice, be glad.
מִצְרַ֣יִם  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
בְּצֵאתָ֑ם  when  they  departed 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
נָפַ֖ל  had  fallen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
פַּחְדָּ֣ם  the  fear  of  them 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: פַּחַד  
Sense: terror, dread.
עֲלֵיהֶֽם  upon  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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