Psalms 105:28

“He sent darkness, and made it dark, etc.] The land of Egypt; either he, God, or it, darkness, made it dark, or it was made dark; the Targum is, “made them dark;” that is, the Egyptians; darkness was a messenger of the Lord’s, who forms the light and creates darkness; it came at his word and covered all the land, excepting the dwellings of Israel; even a thick darkness that might be felt, so that the Egyptians could not see one another, nor rise from their place for three days together; such as sometimes rises at sea, and is said to be so dark, that for five days together day and night are the same; this was the ninth of the ten plagues, (<021021>Exodus 10:21-23) and was an emblem of the…”

“He sent darkness, and made it dark - Exodus 10:21-23. And they rebelled not against his word - More literally, “his words.” The reference is to Moses and Aaron; and the idea, as expressed here, is that they were obedient to the command of God; that they went and did what he ordered them; that, although he required them to go before a mighty and proud monarch, to denounce against him the vengeance of heaven, and to be the instruments of bringing upon the land unspeakably severe judgments, yet they did not shrink from what God commanded them to do. They were true to his appointment, and showed themselves to be faithful messengers of God. Others, however, suppose that this refers to the…”

“They - Moses and Aaron, who inflicted that plague after Pharaoh had threatened them. Psalms 105:30”

“sent: Exo 10:21-23; Joe 2:2, Joe 2:31; Luk 23:44, Luk 23:45; Pe2 2:4, Pe2 2:17 rebelled: Psa 99:7; Eze 2:4-8 Psalms 105:29”