Psalms 107:33
He turneth rivers into a desert, And springs of water into dry ground;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
In Context
32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders!
34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:19So shall Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The proud ornament of the Chaldeans, Be like Sodom and Gomorrah, which God overthrew,
Isaiah 34:9Her streams shall be turned into pitch, And her dust into brimstone, And her whole land shall become burning pitch.
Isaiah 44:27Who saith to the deep, “Be dry! I will dry up thy streams!”
Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their younger ones for water; They come to the wells, they find none; They return with their vessels empty; They are ashamed and confounded; They cover their heads.
Joel 1:20The beasts of the field, also, cry unto thee, For the streams of water are dried up, And a fire hath devoured the pastures of the desert!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:24-33
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth… Read the whole commentary →