Psalms 107:10

Psalms 107:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
• New International Version (NIV)Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—

Context of Psalms 107:10

8Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good. Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron, 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: 12Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

Psalms 107:10 word by word

יֹ֭שְׁבֵי חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת אֲסִירֵ֖י עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for Psalms 107:10

• Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.
• Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
• Matthew 4:16The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.
• Matthew 22:13Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
• Luke 1:79To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
• Psalms 105:18His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid inchains ofiron,
• Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
• Job 36:8And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of affliction;
• Lamentations 3:6He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
• Romans 6:20For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Then they cry - The effect produced by affliction as before.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Such as sit in darkness - The reference in these verses Psalm 107:10-14 is evidently to the children of Israel, when in Babylon; and the design is, to show the goodness of God to them in their trouble, and the occasion which they had for praising him on that account. To “sit in darkness” is significant of great ignorance (compare the notes at Luke 1:79; notes at Isaiah 9:2); or of affliction and trouble, as darkness is an emblem of calamity. And in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 This description of prisoners and captives intimates that they are desolate and sorrowful. In the eastern prisons the captives were and are treated with much severity. Afflicting providences must be improved as humbling providences; and we lose the benefit, if our hearts are unhumbled and unbroken under them. This is a shadow of the sinner's deliverance from a far worse confinement. The awakened sinner discovers his guilt and misery. Having…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from people in despair over the consequences of their rebellion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. Their sufferings were for their rebellion against (Psa 105:28) the words, or purposes, or promises, of God for their benefit. When humbled they cry to God, who delivers them from bondage, described as a dark dungeon with doors and bars of metal, in which they are bound in iron--that is, chains and fetters. shadow of death--darkness with danger (Psa 23:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
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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