Psalms 107:41
But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
In Context
40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
42The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
Cross References
Genesis 23:5And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Ruth 4:14And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah who hath not left thee this day without one that has the right of redemption, and may his name be famous in Israel!
1 Samuel 2:21So Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.
Job 5:11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
Job 11:15Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:
Job 36:15But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.
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 →