Psalms 107:36
He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
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In The King James Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
In Context
35A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
37They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
Cross References
Psalms 107:7guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
Luke 1:53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
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 →