What is the meaning of Psalm 78:46? He gave their crops to the grasshopper • “He gave” shows the Lord’s active hand; nothing is random. In Exodus 10:12-15 God commands an east wind that brings locusts over Egypt, demonstrating the same deliberate judgment remembered here. • “Their crops” points to what people depend on for daily life. Deuteronomy 28:38-42 warns Israel that covenant disobedience would let locusts devour harvests; Psalm 78 recalls how that very fate struck Egypt. • The “grasshopper” (a common word for certain kinds of locust) represents swift, overwhelming destruction. Judges 6:5 and Joel 1:4 picture swarms so thick they darken the land. The psalmist reminds his hearers that God can commission nature itself as His army when sin persists. the fruit of their labor to the locust • “Fruit of their labor” stresses the costliness of the loss. Months of plowing, sowing, and tending fields vanished in hours. Proverbs 13:11 notes that ill-gotten or unblessed gain slips away; Egypt learned that firsthand. • Locusts leave nothing behind (Exodus 10:15; Psalm 105:34-35). The verse underscores how total God’s judgment can be, stripping every perceived safeguard. • By recounting this plague, Asaph challenges Israel not to imitate Egypt’s stubbornness (Psalm 78:32-33). Remembering God’s past dealings fuels obedience and trust in the present. summary Psalm 78:46 recalls the plague of locusts as a vivid reminder that God sovereignly controls nature to judge sin and defend His people. Egypt’s cherished crops were surrendered to ravenous swarms, proving that human effort is futile against divine power. For every generation, the verse urges humility, repentance, and confident reliance on the Lord who both blesses and, when resisted, removes blessing. |
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