Psalms 107:36
And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
In Context
35He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
37And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
Cross References
Psalms 107:7Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
Luke 1:53Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:34-43
Wonders of Divine Providence. 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and… Read the whole commentary →