Psalms 107:13

Psalms 107:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

Context of Psalms 107:13

11Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ... 12And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help: Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses; 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder. 15Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Psalms 107:13 word by word

וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• distressesמְצוּקָהmetsûqâh metsûqâh · distressH4691

Cross-references for Psalms 107:13

• Psalms 107:6Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,
• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.
• Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
• Exodus 3:7And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
• Jeremiah 4:3For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
• Jeremiah 6:6For thus hath Jehovah of hosts said: Hew ye down trees, and cast a mound against Jerusalem. She is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
• Jeremiah 10:10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - This was the salutary effect which their afflictions produced: they began to cry to God for mercy and help; and God mercifully heard their prayer, and reversed their state; for,Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - Compare Psalm 107:6, Psalm 107:13, Psalm 107:19, Psalm 107:28 - in all the divisions of the psalm except the last. See the notes at Psalm 107:6.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 This description of prisoners and captives intimates that they are desolate and sorrowful. In the eastern prisons the captives were and are treated with much severity. Afflicting providences must be improved as humbling providences; and we lose the benefit, if our hearts are unhumbled and unbroken under them. This is a shadow of the sinner's deliverance from a far worse confinement. The awakened sinner discovers his guilt and misery. Having…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from people in despair over the consequences of their rebellion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. Their sufferings were for their rebellion against (Psa 105:28) the words, or purposes, or promises, of God for their benefit. When humbled they cry to God, who delivers them from bondage, described as a dark dungeon with doors and bars of metal, in which they are bound in iron--that is, chains and fetters. shadow of death--darkness with danger (Psa 23:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

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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