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Psalms 107:14
14He took them out of the completely dark place. He broke away the chains that held them.
Psalms 107:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
- New International Version (NIV)He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
Context of Psalms 107:14
12Because of that, God caused them to become weak from very hard work. When they fell down, nobody would help them to stand up. 13Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles. He took them out of the completely dark place. He broke away the chains that held them. 15So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people. 16He broke bronze gates into pieces and he cut through iron bars.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:14 word by word
יֽ֭וֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם יְנַתֵּֽק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:14
- Psalms 107:10Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad.
- Psalms 68:6God gives homes and a family to lonely people. He makes prisoners go free so that they are happy. But people who turn against him have to live in a hot, dry land.
- Job 3:5That day should remain in a dark shadow. Clouds should cover it so that everywhere is black.
- Job 10:21I will soon go to the dark place where there is no hope. I will never come back from that place.
- Job 15:22He is afraid to go out in the dark. He thinks that someone may kill him.
- Job 19:8God has stopped me so that I cannot move forward. He has made my path dark so that I cannot see the way to go.
- Job 33:30He saves a person from death, so that he does not go to his grave. He gives light to that person, so that he may enjoy his life.
- Job 42:10After Job prayed for his three friends, the Lord made him a rich man again. He gave Job twice as many things as he had before.
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead my blind people along ways that they did not know before. I will be their guide, as they walk along paths that are new to them. I will change the dark places that are in front of them, so that they become places with light. And I will cause the rough ground to become flat. Those are the things that I will do for them. I will not leave my people alone.
- Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, “Come out!” You will say to people who are in dark prisons, “Come outside!” Then they will be free to find food for themselves. They will eat along the road and on the tops of the hills.
- Isaiah 60:1Stand up! Shine brightly! Now your light has come! The Lord's glory has risen to shine on you.
- Ephesians 5:8Once your minds were completely in the dark. But now you belong to the Lord. As a result, you have become full of light. So now you must live as people who belong to the light.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
- Psalms 102:20He heard the prisoners call out in pain. He saved the lives of prisoners so they could go free before their enemies could kill them.
- Psalms 105:19He remained a slave until what he said would happen really happened. Then the Lord showed that Joseph was right.
- Psalms 116:16Lord, I really am your servant. I am like a slave in your house. You have saved me from death.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He brought then out of darkness - Gave them again peace and prosperity. Repealed the sentence of death. "Unbound the poor prisoners." 4. Broke their iron bonds in sunder.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death - From their captivity; from calamity which seemed to be as gloomy as the shadow of death. And brake their bands in sunder - Delivered them from their bondage, as if the bands of a prisoner or captive were suddenly broken.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
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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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