The Meaning of Psalms 105:25 Explained

Psalms 105:25

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

YLT: He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

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

ASV: He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.

Discover Psalms 105:25

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 105:25?

MEANING: What does Psalms 105:25 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 105:25 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 105:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 105:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 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: Psalms 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 105:25 mean?

He turned their heart to hate His people to deal craftily with His servants
הָפַ֣ךְ לִ֭בָּם לִשְׂנֹ֣א עַמּ֑וֹ לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל בַּעֲבָדָֽיו

הָפַ֣ךְ  He  turned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
לִ֭בָּם  their  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
לִשְׂנֹ֣א  to  hate 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
עַמּ֑וֹ  His  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל  to  deal  craftily 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: נָכַל  
Sense: to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish.
בַּעֲבָדָֽיו  with  His  servants 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.

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