Psalms 107:42

Godly/Righteous people will ◄see/hear about► these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people will hear about these things, too, but they will have nothing to say in reply.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

In Context

41But he rescues poor people from ◄being in misery/suffering►, and causes their families to increase in number like flocks of sheep.

43Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider all the things that Yahweh has done to show that he faithfully loves them.

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Cross References

Job 5:15But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what wicked people say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.

Job 22:19“But when God punishes wicked people, and righteous people see that, they are glad, and they laugh, ridiculing the wicked people.

Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see wicked people being punished as they deserve; they will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.

Psalms 63:11But I, the king of Israel, will rejoice in what God has done; and all those who revere and trust God will praise him, but he will not allow liars to say anything.

Proverbs 10:11What righteous people say [MTY] is like a fountain that ◄gives life/enables people to live many years► [MET], but what wicked people say [MTY] hides the fact that they intend to act violently.

Isaiah 66:14When you see those things happen, you [SYN] will rejoice. Your old bones will become strong again like [SIM] grass that grows quickly/well in the springtime. When that happens, everyone will know that Yahweh has power [MTY] to help those who worship and obey him, but that he is angry with his enemies.

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 →

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