American Standard Version
Psalms 107:38
38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Psalms 107:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- New International Version (NIV)he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
Context of Psalms 107:38
36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation, 37And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. 40He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
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וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣ם וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗ם לֹ֣א יַמְעִֽיט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:38
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
- Genesis 1:28And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
- Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Genesis 12:2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:
- Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.
- Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Deuteronomy 28:4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.
- Deuteronomy 30:9And Jehovah thy God will make thee plenteous in all the work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good: for Jehovah will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers;
- Jeremiah 30:19And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
- Ezekiel 37:26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
- Psalms 144:13Whenour garners are full, affording all manner of store, Andour sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
- Genesis 30:43And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
- Genesis 31:9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
- Exodus 9:3behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
- Exodus 12:38And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
- Deuteronomy 7:14Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:38
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38He blesseth them also - In the manner immediately specified. So that they are multiplied greatly - This was regarded as one of the highest blessings which God could confer, and hence, it was so often promised by him to the patriarchs, as a proof of his favor, that their seed should be as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the sea-shore. Genesis 13:16; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 32:12. And suffereth not their cattle to decrease - The…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. 38God’s presence can be seen in the abundance of his people’s families and herds (Psalms 127:3; 133:3; compare 109:8).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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