John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:31
Psa 105:31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts. Ver. 31. He stake, and there came divers sorts of flies ] Heb. a mixture, sc. of wasps, hornets, dog flies (the most troublesome of all other κυνομυιαι ), all sorts of insects. And lice in all their coasts ] This the magicians could not do, Quid ciniphe vilius, &c.? saith Philo, What is baser than a louse? yet hereby God can tame the sturdiest of his rebels. Some kings and other nobles have died... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 105:30
Psa 105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. Ver. 30. The land brought forth frogs in abundance ] Like grass that grows upon the ground, or as fishes spawned in the sea, as the word signifieth, Genesis 1:20 . Some think they were not common frogs, sed venenatas et horrendas, quales sunt rubetae et bufones, but toads and lizards; crocodiles, some think, came out of the river, and destroyed people (Aben-Ezra). In the chambers of their kings ] Regis... read more