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Psalms 107:38
38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; he does not let their livestock 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
36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live. 37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; he does not let their livestock decrease. 39When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow, 40he pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
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וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣ם וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗ם לֹ֣א יַמְעִֽיט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:38
- Psalms 128:1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
- Genesis 1:28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
- Genesis 9:1God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 17:16I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
- Exodus 1:7But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.
- Deuteronomy 28:4Your offspring will be blessed, and your land’s produce, and the offspring of your livestock, including the young of your herds and the newborn of your flocks.
- Deuteronomy 30:9The Lord your God will make you prosper abundantly in all the work of your hands, your offspring, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the Lord will again delight in your prosperity, as he delighted in that of your ancestors,
- Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will come out of them, a sound of rejoicing. I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.
- Ezekiel 37:26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be a permanent covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set my sanctuary among them forever.
- Psalms 144:13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce; our flocks will increase by thousands and tens of thousands in our open fields.
- Genesis 30:43And the man became very rich. He had many flocks, female and male slaves, and camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 31:9God has taken away your father’s herds and given them to me.
- Exodus 9:3then the Lord’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field — the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
- Exodus 12:38A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.
- Deuteronomy 7:14You will be blessed above all peoples; there will be no infertile male or female among you or your livestock.
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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