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Psalms 107:20
20He sent his word and healed them; he rescued them from their traps.
Psalms 107:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
- New International Version (NIV)He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Context of Psalms 107:20
18They loathed all food and came near the gates of death. 19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he saved them from their distress. He sent his word and healed them; he rescued them from their traps. 21Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. 22Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and announce his works with shouts of joy.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:20 word by word
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּ֭בָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑ם וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗ט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:20
- Psalms 147:15He sends his command throughout the earth; his word runs swiftly.
- 2 Kings 20:4Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him:
- Matthew 8:8“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- Psalms 30:2Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me.
- Psalms 103:3He forgives all your iniquity; he heals all your diseases.
- Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
- Numbers 21:8Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake image and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will recover.”
- Job 33:23If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him
- Psalms 49:15But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me.Selah
- Psalms 56:13For you rescued me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
- Job 33:28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light.”
Commentaries on Psalms 107:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He spoke: "Be thou clean, be thou whole;" and immediately the disease departed; and thus they were delivered from the destructions that awaited them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He did it by a word; it was necessary for him merely to give a command, and the disease left them. So it was in the life of the Saviour, who often healed the sick by a “word” Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:7; and so now restoration from disease often seems to be accomplished as if some word had been spoken by one who had power, commanding the disease to depart. In all cases, also, whatever means may be used, healing power comes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The Lord creates (Genesis 1:3) and sustains the universe (Hebrews 1:3) simply by speaking (Psalm 147:18). When God speaks, people are also healed (Matthew 8:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawingRead 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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