Psalms 107:5
Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
In Context
4They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
6Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
Cross References
Exodus 17:3So the people thirsted, there for water, and the people murmured against Moses,—and said—Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill me and my sons and my cattle, with thirst?
1 Samuel 30:11And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David,—and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;
Isaiah 44:12As for the smith, [with his] cutting-tool,—When he hath wrought in the live coals, And, with hammers, hath fashioned it,—And hath wrought it with his strong arm, Anon he is hungry, and hath no strength, He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint!
Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches, pour out, like waters, thy heart, right before the face of My Lord,—Lift up, above thee, the palms of thy hands, for the life of thy children, who are swooning for hunger, at the top of all the streets!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:2-10
Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered… Read the whole commentary →