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Psalms 107:41
41But he lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.
Psalms 107:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
- New International Version (NIV)But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
Context of Psalms 107:41
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. But he lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks. 42The upright see it and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth. 43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.
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וַיְשַׂגֵּ֣ב אֶבְי֣וֹן מֵע֑וֹנִי וַיָּ֥שֶׂם כַּ֝צֹּ֗אן מִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:41
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap
- Ruth 4:14The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you without a family redeemer today. May his name become well known in Israel.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.
- Esther 8:15Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal blue and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,
- Job 5:11He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.
- Job 8:7Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
- Job 11:15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.
- Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions.
- Jeremiah 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.
- James 5:11See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about — the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
- Psalms 78:52He led his people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
- Psalms 128:6and will see your children’s children! Peace be with Israel.
- Genesis 23:5The Hethites replied to Abraham,
- Genesis 48:11Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring.”
- 1 Samuel 2:21The Lord paid attention to Hannah’s need, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
- Job 21:11They let their little ones run around like lambs; their children skip about,
Commentaries on Psalms 107:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high - This probably refers to the case of the Israelites and their restoration from captivity. But these are incidents which frequently occur, and mark the superintendence of a benign Providence, and the hand of a just God; and are applicable to a multitude of cases.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction - Margin, “after.” The sense is not materially different. The idea is, that while he thus humbles princes, bringing them down from their lofty position, he has respect to the poor in their condition of suffering and trial, and raises them from that depressed state, and gives them prosperity. Thus he orders the circumstances of people, and shows his sovereignty. And maketh him families like flock - Numerous…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. 41The large families of the poor are evidence of God’s blessing.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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