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Psalms 107:20
20He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.
Psalms 107:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
- New International Version (NIV)He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Context of Psalms 107:20
18Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death: 19Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses; He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions. 21Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men, 22And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:20 word by word
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּ֭בָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑ם וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗ט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:20
- Psalms 147:15He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
- 2 Kings 20:4And it came to pass before Isaiah had gone out into the middle city that the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
- Matthew 8:8And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.
- Psalms 30:2Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
- Psalms 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;
- Psalms 147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
- Numbers 21:8And Jehovah said to Moses, Make thee a fiery [serpent], and set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, and looketh upon it, shall live.
- Job 33:23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
- Psalms 49:15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
- Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
- Job 33:28He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He spoke: "Be thou clean, be thou whole;" and immediately the disease departed; and thus they were delivered from the destructions that awaited them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He did it by a word; it was necessary for him merely to give a command, and the disease left them. So it was in the life of the Saviour, who often healed the sick by a “word” Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:7; and so now restoration from disease often seems to be accomplished as if some word had been spoken by one who had power, commanding the disease to depart. In all cases, also, whatever means may be used, healing power comes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The Lord creates (Genesis 1:3) and sustains the universe (Hebrews 1:3) simply by speaking (Psalm 147:18). When God speaks, people are also healed (Matthew 8:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawingRead 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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