Psalms 105 · Verse 18

Psalms 105:18

Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Psalms 105:18, King James Version

Psalms 105:18 in other translations

BSBThey bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
WEBThey bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
ASVHis feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron,
YLTThey have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,
DARBYThey afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
BBEHis feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
WebsterWhose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

What does Psalms 105:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:17-21

17-21. Joseph was sent of God (Ge 45:5).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 105:8-23

Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride…

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Psalms 105:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עִנּ֣וּ'i.Nupeople afflictedH6031
בַכֶּ֣בֶלva.Ke.velwith <the> shackle[s]H3525
רַגְל֑וֹrag.Lofoot hisH7272
בַּ֝רְזֶ֗לbar.ZelironH1270
בָּ֣אָהBa.'ahit cameH935
נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Shoneck hisH5315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 105:18

  • Genesis 40:15

    For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

  • Genesis 39:20

    And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  • Acts 16:24

    Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

  • Psalms 107:10

    Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Whose.
Ge 39:20; 40:15; Ac 16:24
he was laid in iron. Heb. his soul came into iron.
107:10

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Context

  • Psalms 105:17

    He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

  • Psalms 105:18

    Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

  • Psalms 105:19

    Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

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Psalms 105:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Afligieron sus pies con grillos; en hierro fué puesta su persona.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
On lui serra les pieds dans les ceps, son âme entra dans les fers,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Man preßte seine Füße in den Stock, er kam in das Eisen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et exarsit ignis in synagoga eorum: flamma combussit peccatores.