Mazmur 78:12
Konteks78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. 1
Mazmur 105:23
Konteks105:23 Israel moved to 2 Egypt;
Jacob lived for a time 3 in the land of Ham.
Mazmur 126:4
Konteks126:4 O Lord, restore our well-being,
just as the streams in the arid south are replenished. 4
[78:12] 1 sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).
[105:23] 3 tn Heb “lived as a resident alien.”
[126:4] 4 tn Heb “like the streams in the Negev.”
[126:4] sn The streams in the arid south. Y. Aharoni writes of the streams in the Negev: “These usually dry wadis collect water on rainy days from vast areas. The situation is also aggravated by floods from the desert mountains and southern Judah. For a day or two or, more frequently, for only a few hours they turn into dangerous torrents” (Y. Aharoni, The Land of the Bible, 26). God’s people were experiencing a “dry season” after a time of past blessing; they pray here for a “flash flood” of his renewed blessing. This does not imply that they are requesting only a brief display of God’s blessing. Rather the point of comparison is the suddenness with which the wadis swell during a rain, as well as the depth and power of these raging waters. The community desires a sudden display of divine favor in which God overwhelms them with blessings.