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Psalms 107:38
38He blesses them, so that they have many children. Their animals also grow in number.
Psalms 107:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- New International Version (NIV)he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
Context of Psalms 107:38
36He lets hungry people live there safely. They can build a city for themselves. 37They plant crops in their fields, and they plant vines to grow grapes. They have plenty of food to eat. He blesses them, so that they have many children. Their animals also grow in number. 39But they may become weak and few in number, because of cruel enemies who give them trouble. 40Then God causes the enemy's leaders to become ashamed. He makes them travel on roads that go nowhere.
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וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣ם וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗ם לֹ֣א יַמְעִֽיט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:38
- Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
- Genesis 1:28God blessed them. He said to them, ‘Give birth to children. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish in the sea. Rule over the birds in the sky. Rule over every different kind of living animal that moves along the ground.’
- Genesis 9:1God blessed Noah and his sons. He said to them, ‘Give birth to many children so that you become very many people. Your descendants will live all over the earth.
- Genesis 12:2I will cause your descendants to become a great nation. I will bless you. Everyone will know your name. You will bring my blessing to other people.
- Genesis 17:16I will bless her. She will give birth to a son for you. Many nations of people will be her descendants. Some of them will become kings. That is how much I will bless her!’
- Exodus 1:7But the Israelites had many children, so they grew into a very large family. They became very powerful. They were everywhere in the whole country.
- Deuteronomy 28:4God will bless your children and the crops that you grow. Your cows and your sheep will have many babies.
- Deuteronomy 30:9The Lord your God will cause all your work to go very well. He will give you many children. Your animals will give birth to many babies. Lots of crops will grow in your fields. The Lord will be happy to help you again, as he was happy to help your ancestors.
- Jeremiah 30:19In those places you will hear happy songs, as people thank God. People will laugh aloud because they are so happy. I will make them grow in number. Their descendants will be many. I will cause other nations to give them honour. They will no longer insult my people.
- Ezekiel 37:26I will make a covenant with them to give them peace. It is a promise to my people that will continue for ever. I will cause them to live safely in their land. I will cause them to grow in number. I will put my temple among them, to be with them for ever.
- Psalms 144:13May our homes have plenty of different kinds of food. May our sheep have thousands of lambs, so that there is no space in our fields.
- Genesis 30:43In this way, Jacob became very rich. Many sheep and goats belonged to him. He also had female servants and male servants, as well as camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 31:9In this way God took away your father's animals, and he gave them to me.
- Exodus 9:3the Lord will punish you. He will send a very bad illness on all your animals. Your animals in the fields, your horses, donkeys, camels, cows, sheep and goats will all become very ill.
- Exodus 12:38Many other people also travelled with them. They had a very large number of sheep, goats and cows.
- Deuteronomy 7:14God will bless you more than any other people on the earth. All your people and all your animals will have children of their own.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:38
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38He blesseth them also - In the manner immediately specified. So that they are multiplied greatly - This was regarded as one of the highest blessings which God could confer, and hence, it was so often promised by him to the patriarchs, as a proof of his favor, that their seed should be as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the sea-shore. Genesis 13:16; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 32:12. And suffereth not their cattle to decrease - The…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. 38God’s presence can be seen in the abundance of his people’s families and herds (Psalms 127:3; 133:3; compare 109:8).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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