Psalms 105:25
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
Main message
Psalm 105:25 says hostility arose against God's people and they were dealt with craftily.
Meaning in context
Psalm 105:23–36 · Israel in Egypt, Moses, and the signs of judgment — The psalm recounts Israel's growth, Egyptian hostility, the sending of Moses and Aaron, and the plagues culminating in the death of the firstborn.
The verse compresses the turn from protected migrants to an oppressed people within Egypt.
Further teachings
Oppression can be organized
Hostility is described as deliberate and crafty rather than accidental.
Cross References: Psalm 105:25.
Applications in daily life
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When prejudice becomes policy
Take organized injustice seriously rather than reducing it to private dislike.
Do not mirror hatred toward whole populations in response.
Related Bible passages and resources
Common misreadings
The verse authorizes hatred of Egyptians as an ethnic group.
It narrates oppression in a specific setting and does not authorize reciprocal ethnic hatred.
How to Apply Psalms 105:25
Meditate on Psalms 105:25 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message from Scripture applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.
Sources & Method
Biblical text
Psalm 105:25 (en).
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