Tell of His Wonders
Psalms 105:28
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.LXX and Syriac; Hebrew for had they not defied His words?
- KJV
- He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
- WEB
- He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
- ASV
- He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
- LSV
- He has sent darkness, and it is dark, || And they have not provoked His word.
- YLT
- He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
- DBY
- He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
- DRC104:28
- He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
- GNV
- He sent darkenesse, and made it darke: and they were not disobedient vnto his commission.
- JPS
- He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
- LXXE104:28
- He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.Gr. embittered.
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- Written (Ketiv): דְּבָרָוו׃ (“words his”). Read aloud (Qere): דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ (“word his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads דְּבָרֽווֹ׃; read aloud (Qere) reads דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ (“word his”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- שָׁ֣לַֽח חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־מָ֝ר֗וּ אֶת־דברוו׃Read aloud as (qere): דְּבָרֽוֹBHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
- LXX-Br104:28
- Ἐξαπέστειλε σκότος καὶ ἐσκότασε, καὶ παρεπίκραναν τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ·
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 99:7He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
- 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- Exodus 10:21–23Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all…
- Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Luke 23:44–45It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- 2 Peter 2:17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
- Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
- Ezekiel 2:4–8They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 104:28 in some Bibles
- 105:28 in most Bibles