Psalms 107:10
Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
In Context
9He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
11Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord sent against them the captains of the army of Assyria, who made Manasseh a prisoner and took him away in chains to Babylon.
Job 36:8And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
Isaiah 9:2The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Lamentations 3:6He has kept me in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
Matthew 4:16The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
Luke 1:79To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:2-10
Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered… Read the whole commentary →