Psalms 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
In Context
13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
15Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Cross References
Job 10:21before I go where I will not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Job 15:30He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth.
Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Job 42:10The LORD restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. The LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Psalms 102:20to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,
Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
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 →