Psalms 105:20

105:19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

KJV

The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

105:21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: substance: Heb. possession

What does Psalms 105:20 mean?

Psalms 105:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֶלֶךְ (melek), שָׁלַח (shâlach), נָתַר (nâthar).

Hebrew interlinear

The

kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

and

loosedנָתַרnâthar/naw-thar'/H5425to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie

him;

even

the

rulerמָשַׁלmâshal/maw-shal'/H4910to rule

the

people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

let

him

free.פָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

Topics

Predestination

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 105:20.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. she: Heb. she shall become nations

Genesis 20:2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 105:20 say?

Psalms 105:20 (King James Version) reads: "The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free."

Is Psalms 105:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 105:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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