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Psalms 107:13
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
Context of Psalms 107:13
11because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he saved them from their distress. 14He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart. 15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:13 word by word
וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:13
- Psalms 107:6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he rescued them from their distress.
- Psalms 18:6I called to the Lord in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.
- Exodus 3:7Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,
- Jeremiah 4:3For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up the unplowed ground; do not sow among the thorns.
- Jeremiah 6:6For this is what the Lord of Armies says: Cut down the trees; raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished. There is nothing but oppression within her.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at his wrath, and the nations cannot endure his fury.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - This was the salutary effect which their afflictions produced: they began to cry to God for mercy and help; and God mercifully heard their prayer, and reversed their state; for,Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - Compare Psalm 107:6, Psalm 107:13, Psalm 107:19, Psalm 107:28 - in all the divisions of the psalm except the last. See the notes at Psalm 107:6.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
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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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