Psalms 107:39
Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
In Context
40He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
Cross References
Genesis 45:11There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’
Exodus 2:23In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
Ruth 1:20She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
2 Kings 10:32In those days the LORD began to cut away parts of Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel
2 Kings 13:22Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
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 →