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he fed them well with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>The people</i> asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>The people</i> asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail, And He satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When they asked for food, he sent more birds than they could eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They asked, and he sent quails; he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Israel asked, and quail came; food from heaven satisfied them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have asked, and He brings quails, "" And satisfies them [with] bread of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Asking, and he will bring the quail, and he will fill them with the bread of the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:40>They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They asked and he brought them quail; with bread from heaven he filled them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The people asked, and he brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They asked and he brought them food and the bread of Heaven filled them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quails, And gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13266" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Tell of His Wonders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: šā·’al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">They asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and He brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/7958.htm" title="7958: śə·lāw (N-fs) -- Quail. Or slayv; by orthographical variation from shalah through the idea of sluggishness; the quail collectively.">quail</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yaś·bî·‘êm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">and satisfied them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·le·ḥem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">with the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” / So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></span><br />Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Exodus 16:31-35</a></span><br />Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. / Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” / So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-32</a></span><br />Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a></span><br />This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a></span><br />He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.</p><p class="hdg">asked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18,26-28</a></b></br> And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12,13</a></b></br> I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6,31-33</a></b></br> And the mixt multitude that <i>was</i> among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? … </p><p class="hdg">satisfied</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Exodus 16:14-35</a></b></br> And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness <i>there lay</i> a small round thing, <i>as</i> small as the hoar frost on the ground… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></b></br> And the manna <i>was</i> as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></b></br> And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every <i>word</i> that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.</p><p class="hdg">bread</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a></b></br> Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-33,48-58</a></b></br> Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/80-4.htm">People's</a> <a href="/psalms/37-19.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Quail</a> <a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Quails</a> <a href="/psalms/102-17.htm">Request</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Satisfieth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/135-14.htm">People's</a> <a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">Quail</a> <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Quails</a> <a href="/psalms/106-15.htm">Request</a> <a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Satisfieth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 105</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">The story of God's providence over Abraham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Over Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Over Jacob in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Over Moses delivering the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Hebrew context, the word used here is "שָׁאַל" (sha'al), which means to ask, inquire, or request. This reflects the relationship between God and His people, where they are encouraged to bring their needs and desires before Him. Historically, this asking is rooted in the Israelites' dependence on God during their wilderness journey, highlighting their reliance on divine provision.<p><b>and He brought quail</b><br />The provision of quail is a miraculous event recorded in the wilderness journey of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for quail is "שְׂלָו" (selav), which refers to a type of bird that God provided in abundance. This act of God bringing quail demonstrates His power over creation and His ability to provide for His people in unexpected ways. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and His willingness to meet the physical needs of His people.<p><b>and satisfied them</b><br />The word "satisfied" comes from the Hebrew "שָׂבַע" (sava), meaning to be filled or to have enough. This indicates not just a provision, but an abundance that meets the needs fully. It reflects God's generosity and His desire for His people to experience fullness and contentment. In a broader scriptural context, this satisfaction points to the spiritual fulfillment that God offers, beyond just physical sustenance.<p><b>with the bread of heaven</b><br />This phrase refers to the manna that God provided for the Israelites during their time in the wilderness. The "bread of heaven" is a powerful symbol of God's provision and care. In Hebrew, "מַן" (man) is the word for manna, which was a miraculous food that sustained the Israelites. This heavenly bread is a precursor to the spiritual nourishment that Christ, the Bread of Life, offers to believers. It underscores the theme of divine provision and the sustenance that comes from God alone.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The people asked, and he brought quails;</span> literally, <span class="accented">they asked</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3, 13</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.</span> The "bread of heaven" is the manna, which was given to the Israelites continuously from their first encampment in the wilderness of Sin (<a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Exodus 16:14, 15</a>) to their first Passover in Canaan (<a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">Joshua 5:12</a>). The quails seem to have been given only twice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁאַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quail</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂלָ֑ו</span> <span class="translit">(śə·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7958.htm">Strong's 7958: </a> </span><span class="str2">The quail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and satisfied them</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaś·bî·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the bread</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֶ֥חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heaven.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:40 They asked and he brought quails (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>