Psalm 105:16

Translations

Modern

He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

Traditional

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Literal

And He called down famine on the land; the whole staff of bread He has broken.

Latin

Et vocavit famem super terram, et omne firmamentum panis contrivit.

Original

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English

He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

Notes

Psalms 105:16–22

These verses tell the story of Joseph (see Genesis 37–41).

Psalms 105:1–45

This hymn praises the Lord’s faithfulness to Abraham and his descendants in all their journeys:
- from Ur to Canaan (Psalm 105:12),
- to Egypt (Psalm 105:17, 23),
- through the wilderness (Psalm 105:37, 41), and
- back to Canaan (Psalm 105:44).
These events fulfilled the Lord's promise to Abraham (Psalm 105:9, 42), which was the basis for Israel’s very existence. Joseph, whose suffering turned into glory, serves as a model of encouragement for Israel (Psalm 105:16–25).
Psalm 105:1–15 (along with 96; 106:1, 47–48) is included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16.

Theme notes and profiles

David Joseph God’s Covenant with Abraham

Related verses

Ezekiel 4:16
Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.
Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
Genesis 41:54
…the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 26:26
When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
Acts 7:11
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Psalm 104:15
…wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Genesis 47:13
There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.
2 Kings 8:1
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”
Amos 7:1–4
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.
Haggai 2:17
I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.
Genesis 47:19
Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
Amos 3:6
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

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