Psalms 107:41
Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
In Context
40He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.
42The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.
Cross References
Genesis 23:5Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
Ruth 4:14And the women sayd vnto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, and his name shalbe continued in Israel.
1 Samuel 2:21And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceiued, and bare three sonnes, and two daughters. And the childe Samuel grewe before the Lord.
Job 5:11And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.
Job 11:15The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.
Job 36:15He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
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 →