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Psalms 107:37
37And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce an abundant harvest.
Psalms 107:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
- New International Version (NIV)They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
- English Standard Version (ESV)they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
Context of Psalms 107:37
35He turns a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; 36And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city, And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce an abundant harvest. 38Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly, And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease. 39When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled) Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:37 word by word
וַיִּזְרְע֣וּ שָׂ֭דוֹת וַיִּטְּע֣וּ כְרָמִ֑ים וַ֝יַּעֲשׂ֗וּ פְּרִ֣י תְבֽוּאָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:37
- Isaiah 37:30“This shall be the sign [of these things] to you [Hezekiah]: you are to eat this year what grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same, and in the third year you are to sow and harvest, and plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
- Jeremiah 29:5‘Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.
- Jeremiah 31:5Again you will plant vineyards On the mountains of Samaria; The planters will plant And enjoy the [abundant] fruit [in peace].
- Ezekiel 28:26They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ”
- Amos 9:13“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the one who gathers the harvest, And the one who treads the grapes [shall overtake] him who sows the seed [for the harvest continues until planting time]; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills shall melt [that is, everything that was once barren will overflow with streams of blessing].
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water]; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth.
- Genesis 26:12Then Isaac planted [seed] in that land [as a farmer] and reaped in the same year a hundred times [as much as he had planted], and the Lord blessed and favored him.
- Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The ground mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The fresh oil fails.
- Haggai 1:5Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct!
- Haggai 2:16from that time when one came to a grain heap expecting twenty measures, there would be only ten; and when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures, there would be only twenty.
- Zechariah 8:1Then the word of the Lord of hosts came [to me], saying,
- Zechariah 9:1The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach [in Syria], with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),
- Zechariah 10:1Ask for rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain. It is the Lord who makes the thunder clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, grass in the field to everyone.
- Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars.
- Zechariah 12:1The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
- Acts 14:17yet He did not leave Himself without some witness [as evidence of Himself], in that He kept constantly doing good things and showing you kindness, and giving you rains from heaven and productive seasons, filling your hearts with food and happiness.”
Commentaries on Psalms 107:37
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards - Cultivate the earth. The culture of the vine was an important feature in agriculture in Palestine, and hence, it is made so prominent here. Which may yield fruits of increase - The fruits which the earth produces.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-43Verses 33-43 What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explain this. If we look abroad in the world, we see many greatly increase, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. God has many ways of making men poor. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-42These two sections (Psalm 107:33–38, 39–42) expand the theme of the Lord’s complete authority and power over things that humans cannot control.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-4133-41. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, &c.--God's providence is illustriously displayed in His influence on two great elements of human prosperity, the earth's productiveness and the powers of government. He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and tyranny, this scene of prosperity is…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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