Psalms 105 · Verse 28

Psalms 105:28

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
Psalms 105:28, King James Version

Psalms 105:28 in other translations

BSBHe sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
WEBHe sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
ASVHe sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
YLTHe hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
DARBYHe sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
BBEHe sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
WebsterHe sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

What does Psalms 105:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:28-36
28-36. The ninth plague is made prominent as peculiarly wonderful. they rebelled not--Moses and Aaron promptly obeyed God (He 11:27); (compare Ex 7:1-11:10 and Psa 78:44-51, with which this summary substantially agrees). Or, rather, the "darkness" here is figurative (Jr 13:16), the literal plague of darkness (Ex 10:22, 23) being only alluded to as the symbol of God's wrath which overhung Egypt as a dark cloud during all the plagues. Hence, it is placed first, out of the historical order. Thus, "They rebelled not (that is, no longer) against His word," refers to the Egyptians. Whenever God sent a plague on them, they were ready to let Israel go, though refusing when the plague ceased. his word--His command to let Israel go [Hengstenberg]. Of the ten plagues, only eight are mentioned, the fifth, the murrain of beasts, and the sixth, the boils, being omitted.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 They rebelled not against his word - Instead of ולא מרו velo maru, "they rebelled," some think that a ש shin has been lost from before the word, and that it should be read ולא שמרו velo shamru, "they did not observe or keep his word." Or the words may be spoken of Moses and Aaron; they received the commandment of God, and they did not rebel against it. They believed what he had spoken, and acted according to his orders. It could not be spoken of the Egyptians; for they rebelled against his words through the whole course of the transactions.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 105:24-45

As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual…

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Psalms 105:28 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.

שָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lachhe sentH7971
חֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarknessH2822
וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.Shikhand he made darkH2821
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
מָ֝ר֗וּma.Ruthey rebelled againstH4784
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבָרֽוֹ\׃de.va.Roword hisH1697

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Cross references for Psalms 105:28

  • Psalms 99:7

    He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

  • Joel 2:31

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

  • 2 Peter 2:17

    These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

  • Luke 23:44-45

    And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

  • Joel 2:2

    A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • Ezekiel 2:4-8

    For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. …

  • Exodus 10:21-23

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sent.
Ex 10:21-23; Joe 2:2,31; Lu 23:44,45; 2Pe 2:4,17
rebelled.
99:7; Eze 2:4-8

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Context

  • Psalms 105:27

    They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

  • Psalms 105:28

    He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

  • Psalms 105:29

    He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

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Psalms 105:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Echó tinieblas, é hizo oscuridad; y no fueron rebeldes á su palabra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il envoya des ténèbres, et fit une obscurité; et ils ne se rebellèrent pas contre sa parole.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er sandte Finsternis und machte finster; und sie waren nicht widerspenstig gegen seine Worte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et initiati sunt Beelphegor, et comederunt sacrificia mortuorum.