The Meaning of Psalms 105:18 Explained

Psalms 105:18

KJV: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

YLT: They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

Darby: They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

ASV: His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whose feet  they hurt  with fetters:  he  was laid  in iron: 

What does Psalms 105:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 105:16-30 - Wonders In Egypt
The psalmist retells the story of Joseph, as a link in the chain of providences which secured the fulfillment of the Covenant. It may be that it was also introduced to comfort Israel amid the afflictions of the Captivity. Another reading of the second clause of Psalms 105:18 is, "The iron entered his soul." This is what pain does for us all; it puts iron into our blood. In Psalms 105:19 we learn that God's promise, while unfulfilled and apparently contradicted by present facts, serves as a test of a man's reliance upon God. It brings into clear relief his unwavering faith. Joseph was tested and not found wanting.
In Psalms 105:23-27 carry us a step farther in the unfolding of God's purpose. The sojourn in Egypt, with its terrible hardships and the trouble that befell the tyrant, is quoted with direct reference to the action and interposition of the Almighty. The psalmist sees only one hand at work. He does not hesitate to ascribe to God even, the hatred which the Egyptians entertained toward Israel, and which, in Pharaoh's case, meant the hardening of his heart. Such is the inevitable effect when man's pride conflicts with divine tenderness and love. Let us believe that God is in all the incidents of our daily life and of human history. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 105

1  An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7  The story of God's providence over Abraham
16  Over Joseph
23  Over Jacob in Egypt
26  Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37  Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan

What do the individual words in Psalms 105:18 mean?

they hurt with fetters - his feet in irons was laid He
עִנּ֣וּ בַכֶּ֣בֶל רגליו [רַגְל֑וֹ] (בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל) בָּ֣אָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ

עִנּ֣וּ  they  hurt 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָנָה 
Sense: (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with.
בַכֶּ֣בֶל  with  fetters 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּבֶל  
Sense: bond(s), fetter(s).
רגליו  - 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
[רַגְל֑וֹ]  his  feet 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
(בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל)  in  irons 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּרְזֶל  
Sense: iron.
בָּ֣אָה  was  laid 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.

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