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Psalms 105:34

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 105:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,
Psalms 105:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 105

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
32He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land.
33He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.
34He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,
35And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.
37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He spake, and the locusts came, etc.] A great army of them, and covered the land, that it was even darkened by them; and were such as had never been seen before, or ever were since; this is the eighth plague, (<021012>Exodus 10:12-14), with these compare the locusts in (<660903>Revelation 9:3,4). And caterpillars, and that without number; of these no mention is made in Exodus; they seem to be one of the kinds of locusts, or a different word is here used for the same, and so Kimchi interprets it; some render it the white locust; it has its name from licking up the herbs and grass of the field; as the other name for the locust seems to be taken from its great abundance and increase.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See an account of these plagues in Exo. 6–11. Compare Psalms 78:43-51. This is mostly a mere enumeration of the plagues in the order in which they occurred, but without, of course, the details of the circumstances attending them. There are no circumstances mentioned here which require particular explanation. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the locusts: Psa 78:46; Exo 10:12-15; Joe 1:4-7, Joe 2:25; Rev 9:3-10 Psalms 105:36”
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