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Psalms 105:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

Psalms 105:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 105:22

Theological / Devotional

Bind. The LXX, Syriac, and Jerome read yasar, “to instruct,” instead of the Heb. ’asar, “to bind.” The difference consists in only one letter. Such a reading would make the first part of the verse parallel with the second. The idea might be illustrated from an Egyptian custom, according to which it was the duty of the prime minister, or vizier, to supervise the education of the royal children.

Pleasure. Heb. nephesh (see on Ps. 16:10). The translation “pleasure” is in harmony with Ugaritic usage (see p. 618).

Senators. Literally, “elders.”

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