Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 107:5
5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them.
Psalms 107:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
- New International Version (NIV)They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
Context of Psalms 107:5
3and 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. They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. 6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he rescued them from their distress. 7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:5 word by word
רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:5
- Judges 15:18He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory through your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- 1 Samuel 30:11David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.
- Isaiah 44:12The ironworker labors over the coals, shapes the idol with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Also he grows hungry and his strength fails; he doesn’t drink water and is faint.
- Jeremiah 14:18If I go out to the field, look — those slain by the sword! If I enter the city, look — those ill from famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.
- Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water before the Lord’s presence. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger at the head of every street.
- Mark 8:2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with me three days and have nothing to eat.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Hungry and thirsty - As they would be, when wandering in such a desert. A more literal and expressive rendering would be, “Hungry - also thirsty.” Their soul fainted in them - The word used here - עטף ‛âṭaph - means properly to cover, to clothe, as with a garment, Psalm 73:6; or a field with grain, Psalm 65:13; then, to hide oneself, Job 23:9; then, to cover with darkness, Psalm 77:3; 102, title; thus it denotes the state of mind when darkness seems to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9Those who were lost in the desert wastelands thank God for his rescue. The desert wastelands might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 4:10–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. A graphic picture is given of the sufferings of those who from distant lands returned to Jerusalem; or, city of habitation--may mean the land of Palestine.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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