Psalms 107:39
So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
In Context
38Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
Cross References
Genesis 45:11so will I sustain thee, there, for there are yet five years of famine,—lest thou come to poverty—thou and thy house and all who are thine.
Exodus 2:23And it came to pass, during those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the servitude and lamented,—and their cry for help went up to God, by reason of the servitude.
Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi [="Sweet"],—call me Mara [="Bitter"], for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me:
2 Kings 4:8And so it was, on a day, that Elisha passed over unto Shunem, where was a woman of position, and she constrained him to eat bread,—and so it came about, whensoever he passed that way, that he turned aside thither, to eat bread.
2 Kings 10:32In those days, began Yahweh to make inroads in Israel,—and Hazael smote them in all the boundaries of Israel;
2 Kings 13:22And, Hazael king of Syria, had 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 →