Psalms 107:4
Some of those who returned from those countries wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
In Context
5They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
Cross References
Genesis 21:14So Abraham got up early the next morning. He got some food ready, put water in a container, and gave them to Hagar. He put them in a bag on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered in the desert near Beersheba town.
Numbers 32:13So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and as a result he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh by refusing to trust him died, one by one.
Deuteronomy 32:10“He saw our ancestors when they were in a desert, wandering in a land ◄that was desolate/where no people lived►. He protected them and took care of them, as every person takes good care of his own eyes. [SIM, IDM]
Psalms 107:40Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
Ezekiel 34:12Like a shepherd finds his scattered sheep, I will rescue my people from all the places to which they have been scattered, at a time when things were very gloomy and they experienced disasters.
Revelation 12:6The woman fled to a desert. She has a place there that God has prepared for her, in order that the angels may take care of her for 1,260 days.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:2-10
Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered… Read the whole commentary →