Psalm 105:33

Modern

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

Traditional

He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

Literal

And He struck their vines and their fig trees, and He shattered the trees of their country.

Latin

Et percussit vineas eorum, et ficulneas eorum, et contrivit lignum finium eorum.

Hebrew

English

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

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 78:47
He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
Revelation 9:4
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.