Psalms 107:36
He brings hungry people into that land, to live there and build cities there.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
In Context
37They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops of grapes.
Cross References
Psalms 107:7He led them along a straight road where they walked safely to cities in Canaan where they could live.
Luke 1:53He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.
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 →