Psalms 107:14
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark prisons.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
In Context
13In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
Cross References
Job 10:21before I go to the place from which I will never return, where it is always gloomy and very dark [DOU],
Job 15:30They will not escape from the darkness of death; they will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire and whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
Job 33:30he keeps us [SYN] from dying and going to the place where the dead are, in order that we can continue to enjoy being alive [IDM].
Job 42:10After Job prayed for his three friends, Yahweh healed him and caused him to become rich again. Yahweh gave him twice as many things as he had before.
Psalms 102:20They will know that you hear prisoners groaning and that you will set free those who have been told, “You will be executed.”
Psalms 107:10Some of them were in very dark [HEN] ◄places in Babylonia/other countries►; they were prisoners, suffering because of chains fastened to their hands and feet.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:11-17
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh… Read the whole commentary →