Psalms 107:41
But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
In Context
40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
42The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
Cross References
Genesis 23:5And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him:
Ruth 4:14Then said the women unto Naomi, Blessed, be Yahweh! who hath not let thee fail of a kinsman to-day,—and may his name, be proclaimed, in Israel;
1 Samuel 2:21And Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons, and two daughters. Thus did the boy Samuel grow up with Yahweh.
Job 5:11Setting the lowly on high, and, mourners, are uplifted to safety;
Job 11:15Surely, then, shalt thou lift up thy face free from blemish, and shalt be established, and not fear.
Job 36:15He would deliver the humbled in his humiliation, and would uncover—in oppression—their ear.
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 →