Psalm 105:27

Modern

They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Traditional

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

Literal

They set among them the words of His signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Latin

Posuit in eis verba signorum suorum, et prodigiorum in terra Cham.

Hebrew

English

They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

The psalmist tells the story of Moses and the plagues in Egypt (see Exodus 7:20–12:30).

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

Psalm 78:43–51
…when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.
Nehemiah 9:10–11
You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
Isaiah 63:11–12
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
Jeremiah 32:20–21
You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day.
Psalm 135:8–9
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
Psalm 106:22
…wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Exodus 7:1–11
The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Psalm 105:28
He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
Psalm 105:23
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus