Psalms 105:25

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
turned	הָפַ֣ךְ ha.Fakh	H2015	to turn about or over · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִ֭בָּם Li.bom	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
hate	לִשְׂנֹ֣א lis.No'	H8130	to hate (personally) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
people	עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
subtilly	לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל le.hit.na.Kel	H5230	to defraud · preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct
servants	בַּעֲבָדָֽיו ba.'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Acts 7:19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might…
Genesis 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shal…
Exodus 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the ear…
Exodus 1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: b…
Romans 9:17-19 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name…
Exodus 1:8-14 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Exodus 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cr…
Exodus 4:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

After the history of the patriarchs follows here the history of the people of Israel, when they grew into a nation. I. Their affliction in Egypt (Psa 105:25): He turned the heart of the Egyptians, who had protected them, to hate them and deal subtilely with them. God's goodness to his people exasperated the Egyptians against them; and, though their old antipathy to the Hebrews (which we read of Gen 43:32; Gen 46:34) was laid asleep for a while, yet now it revived with more violence than ever: formerly they hated them because they despised them, now because they feared them. They dealt subtilely with them, set all their politics on work to find out ways and means to weaken them, and waste the…

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John Gill on Psalms 105:25

He turned their heart to hate his people,.... Whom before they loved and esteemed: when Pharaoh and his servants heard of Joseph's father and brethren, they were greatly pleased, and invited them into Egypt; and, when come, placed them in the land of Goshen; but when a new king arose, and a new generation, which knew not Joseph, the hearts of these were turned to hate them. This is said to be of the Lord: not that he put any hatred into them, there was no need of that; there is enough of that naturally in every man's heart against good men, and all that is good: but he did not restrain that hatred, as he could have done, but suffered them to let it have vent; and moreover, he did those thing…

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John Calvin on Psalms 105:25-30

Psalm 105:25-30 25. He turned their heart, so that they hated his people, and dealt craftily with his servants. 26. He sent Moses his servant; Aaron whom he had chosen. 27. They set among them the words of his signs and his miracles in the land of Ham. 28. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they were not rebellious against his words. 29. He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. 30. Their land brought forth frogs, yea, even within the chambers of their kings. 25. He turned their heart, so that they hated his people The Egyptians, though at first kind and courteous hosts to the Israelites, became afterwards cruel enemies; and this also the prophet ascribes to the counse…

The Church Fathers

"And He turned their heart so, that they hated His people, and dealt untruly with His servants" [Psalm 105:25]. Is it to be in any wise understood or believed, that God turns man's heart to do sin?...For they were not good before they hated His people; but being malignant and ungodly, they were such as would readily envy their prosperous sojourners. And so, in that He multiplied His own people, this bountiful act turned the wicked to envy. For envy is the hatred of another's prosperity. In this sense, therefore, He turned their heart, so that through envy they hated His people, and dealt untruly with His servants. It was not then by making their hearts evil, but by doing good to His people, that He turned their hearts, that were evil of their own accord, to hatred. For He did not pervert a righteous heart, but turned one perverted of its own accord to the hatred of His people, while He was to make a good use of that evil; not by making them evil, but by lavishing blessings upon those, which the wicked might most readily envy.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 105

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Dictionary and topics

War · 28:25-68;32:30; — 28:25-68;32:30;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 105:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

John Gill on Psalms 105:25

John Calvin on Psalms 105:25-30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 105:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:25–end

John Gill on Psalms 105:25

John Calvin on Psalms 105:25-30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 105:25-38

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 105:23-25

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 105:25