Psalms 107:35
He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
In Context
34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
36And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:16Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.
Job 38:27That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass?
Psalms 114:8Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters.
Isaiah 35:7And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the dens where dragons dwell before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock.
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 →