Psalms 107:40
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
39Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
41Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Cross References
Exodus 8:4And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
Exodus 8:24And the LORD did so: and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
Joshua 10:24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
Judges 4:21Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep, and weary. So he died.
1 Samuel 6:4Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
2 Kings 9:35And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
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 →