Psalms 107:11
Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
In Context
10Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
12So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:5Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
2 Chronicles 33:10And the word of the Lord came to Manasseh and his people, but they gave no attention.
Psalms 68:6\68:5\A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
Psalms 73:24Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.
Psalms 106:7Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
Psalms 113:7He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:11-17
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh… Read the whole commentary →