Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 107:3
3and has gathered them from the lands — from the east and the west, from the north and the south.
Psalms 107:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
- New International Version (NIV)those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
Context of Psalms 107:3
1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe and has gathered them from the lands — from the east and the west, from the north and the south. 4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. 5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them.
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וּֽמֵאֲרָצ֗וֹת קִ֫בְּצָ֥ם מִמִּזְרָ֥ח וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב מִצָּפ֥וֹן וּמִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 107:3
- Psalms 106:47Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise.
- Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive — from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.
- Isaiah 43:5Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west.
- Isaiah 49:12See, these will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Sinim.
- Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”
- Jeremiah 31:8Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land. I will gather them from remote regions of the earth — the blind and the lame will be with them, along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth. They will return here as a great assembly!
- Ezekiel 36:24“‘For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Ezekiel 39:27When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them from the countries of their enemies, I will demonstrate my holiness through them in the sight of many nations.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - Though many Jews returned into Jerusalem from various parts of the world, under the reigns of Darius Hystaspes, Artaxerxes, and Alexander the Great; yet this prophecy has its completion only under the Gospel, when all the ends of the earth hear the salvation of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - The countries where they were scattered. In the times of the captivity the people were not all taken to one place, or did not all abide in one place. In the long exile - of seventy years - in Babylon, they would naturally be much scattered in the different provinces; and the attempt to collect them together, to restore them again to their native land, might be attended with much difficulty. From the east - From all…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People came from all nations where the people of Israel and Judah had been scattered.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. gathered--alluding to the dispersion of captives throughout the Babylonian empire. from the south--literally, "the sea," or, Red Sea (Psa 114:3), which was on the south.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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