Psalms 105:22

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

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

KJV

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

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

105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

What does Psalms 105:22 mean?

Psalms 105:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָסַר (ʼâçar), שַׂר (sar), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh).

Hebrew interlinear

bindאָסַרʼâçar/aw-sar'/H631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

his

princesשַׂרsar/sar/H8269a head person (of any rank or class)

his

pleasure;נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

and

teach

his

senatorsזָקֵןzâqên/zaw-kane'/H2205old

wisdom.חָכַםchâkam/khaw-kam'/H2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)

Topics

Predestination

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 105:22.

Genesis 40:3

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 105:22 say?

Psalms 105:22 (King James Version) reads: "To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom."

Is Psalms 105:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 105:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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