Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
gave them—referring to Leviticus 26:4, "I give you rain in due season." His "gift" to Israel's foes is one of a very different kind from that bestowed on His people.
hail for rain—instead of fertilizing showers, hail destructive to trees. This forms the transition to the vegetable kingdom. The locusts in Psalms 105:34 similarly are destructive to plants.
The ninth plague is made prominent as peculiarly wonderful.
they rebelled not—Moses and Aaron promptly obeyed God (Hebrews 11:27); (compare Exo. 7:1-11:10 and Psalms 78:44-51, with which this summary substantially agrees). Or, rather, the "darkness" here is figurative (Jeremiah 13:16), the literal plague of darkness (Exodus 10:22-23) being only alluded to as the symbol of God's wrath which overhung Egypt as a dark cloud during all the plagues. Hence, it is placed first, out of the historical order. Thus, "They rebelled not (that is, no longer) against His word," refers to the Egyptians. Whenever God sent a plague on them, they were ready to let Israel go, though refusing when the plague ceased.
his word—His command to let Israel go [HENGSTENBERG]. Of the ten plagues, only eight are mentioned, the fifth, the murrain of beasts, and the sixth, the boils, being omitted.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 105:32:
Psalms 104:4
Zechariah 14:18
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