Psalms 105 · Verse 38

Psalms 105:38

Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Psalms 105:38, King James Version

Psalms 105:38 in other translations

BSBEgypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
WEBEgypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
ASVEgypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
YLTRejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.
DARBYEgypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
BBEEgypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
WebsterEgypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

What does Psalms 105:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
38. (Compare Ex 12:33; De 11:25).

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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 105:38 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.

שָׂמַ֣חsa.Machit was gladH8055
מִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
בְּצֵאתָ֑םbe.tze.Tamwhen went out theyH3318
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָפַ֖לna.Falit had fallenH5307
פַּחְדָּ֣םpach.Damdread of themH6343
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemon themH5921

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

Cross references for Psalms 105:38

  • Exodus 12:33

    And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

  • Exodus 15:16

    Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

  • Joshua 2:9

    And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

  • Genesis 35:5

    And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

  • Exodus 10:7

    And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
glad.
Ex 10:7; 12:33
for.
Ge 35:5; Jos 2:9

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Context

  • Psalms 105:37

    He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

  • Psalms 105:38

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

  • Psalms 105:39

    He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

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Psalms 105:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Egipto se alegró de que salieran; porque su terror había caído sobre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’Égypte se réjouit à leur sortie, car la frayeur d’Israël était tombée sur eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Froh war Ägypten, daß sie auszogen; denn ihr Schrecken war auf sie gefallen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et effuderunt sanguinem innocentem, sanguinem filiorum suorum et filiarum suarum, quas sacrificaverunt sculptilibus Chanaan. Et infecta est terra in sanguinibus,