Psalms 107:35
He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
In Context
34A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
36And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city;
Cross References
2 Kings 3:16And he said, Thus hath said the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
Job 38:27To satisfy waste and desolate lands; and to promote the growth of the tender grass?
Psalms 114:8Who changeth the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of water.
Isaiah 35:7And the sandy waste shall be changed into a pool, and the thirsty land into springs of water: in the habitation of monsters, where each one used to lie, shall be a court for reeds and rushes.
Isaiah 44:3For [as] I pour water upon the thirsty [land], and rain-droppings upon the dry ground: [so] will I pour my spirit over thy seed, and my blessing over thy offspring.
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 →