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Psalms 107:2
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
Psalms 107:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
- New International Version (NIV)Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
Context of Psalms 107:2
1O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, 3And gathered them from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. 4They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region; And did not find a way to an inhabited city.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:2 word by word
יֹ֭אמְרוּ גְּאוּלֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר גְּ֝אָלָ֗ם מִיַּד־צָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:2
- Psalms 31:5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.
- Psalms 130:8And He will redeem Israel From all his sins.
- Exodus 15:16Terror and dread fall on them; Because of the greatness of Your arm they are as still as a stone; Until Your people pass by and [into Canaan], O Lord, Until the people pass by whom You have purchased.
- Deuteronomy 15:15And you shall remember and thoughtfully consider that you were [once] a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you these things today.
- Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, Nor will any predatory animal come up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there.
- Isaiah 43:1But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 44:22I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
- Luke 1:68“Blessed (praised, glorified) be the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He has visited us and brought redemption to His people,
- Luke 24:21But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel and set our nation free. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.
- Galatians 3:13Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”—
- 1 Peter 1:18For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
- Psalms 106:10So He saved them from the hand of the one that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy.
- Deuteronomy 7:8But because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed (bought) you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- Jeremiah 15:21“So I will rescue you out of the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the [grasping] palm of the terrible and ruthless [tyrant].”
- Jeremiah 31:11For the Lord has ransomed Jacob And has redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
- Micah 4:10Writhe in pain and labor to give birth, O Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you shall go out of the city, Live in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the Lord shall redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so - For they have had the fullest proof of this goodness, in being saved by the continuing stream of his mercy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so - They are especially qualified to say so; they have special occasion to say so; they can and will appreciate this trait in his character. The word rendered “redeemed” here - from גאל gā'al - means “delivered, rescued,” without reference to any price paid for the deliverance. It refers here not to a ransom from “sin,” but to deliverance from “danger.” The probable allusion is to the deliverance from the captivity in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The redeemed might be all who came out of exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. This call for thankful praise is the burden or chorus (compare Psa 107:8, 15, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 107
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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