Psalms 107:4

Psalms 107:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
• New International Version (NIV)Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

Context of Psalms 107:4

2Everyone that the Lord has rescued should tell others. Tell them how he has rescued you from the enemy's power. 3He brought his people from foreign countries. He brought them together from the east and the west, from the north, and from the south. Some of them travelled through the wilderness on a road that went nowhere. They did not find any city to live in. 5They were hungry and thirsty. They were very weak and nearly dead. 6Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.

Psalms 107:4 word by word

תָּע֣וּ בַ֭מִּדְבָּר בִּישִׁימ֣וֹן דָּ֑רֶךְ עִ֥יר מ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב לֹ֣א מָצָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They wanderedתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• in a solitaryיְשִׁימוֹןyeshîymôn · wildernessH3452
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• no cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• to dwellמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186

Cross-references for Psalms 107:4

• Psalms 107:40Then God causes the enemy's leaders to become ashamed. He makes them travel on roads that go nowhere.
• Genesis 21:14Abraham woke up early the next morning. He took some food and some water in a bottle that was made from animal skin. He gave them to Hagar and he put them on her shoulders. Then he sent Hagar away, with their son, Ishmael. She went and she travelled round the wilderness of Beersheba.
• Numbers 14:33Your children will be shepherds in the desert for 40 years. Because you did not trust me, your children will have trouble. That will continue until all your dead bodies are lying in the desert.
• Deuteronomy 8:15He led you through the large and terrible desert where there were dangerous snakes and scorpions. It was very hot and dry. There was no water there for you to drink. But the Lord made water pour out of a hard rock for you.
• Deuteronomy 32:10The Lord found them in a desert place. It was a place where strong winds blew and nobody lived. He took care of them and he kept them safe. He protected them, like someone protects their own eyes.
• Job 12:24He stops the world's leaders from understanding things properly. He sends them to travel through empty deserts.
• Ezekiel 34:6My sheep went over all the mountains and the high hills. They went to places everywhere on the earth. And nobody went to look for them and bring them back again.
• Hebrews 11:38These people who trusted God were too good for this world. Some of them had to travel about in the wilderness and on the hills. Some had to live in holes in the rocks and in the ground.
• Revelation 12:6The woman ran away into the wilderness. God had prepared a special place to keep her safe there for 1,260 days.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They wandered in the wilderness - Here begins the Finest comparison: the Israelites in captivity are compared to a traveler in a dreary, uninhabited, and barren desert, spent with hunger and thirst, as well as by the fatigues of the journey, Psalm 107:5.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They wandered in the wilderness - On their return from Babylon; or, when God was conducting them again to their own land. The word “wilderness” in the Scriptures means a desolate, barren, uninhabited region, usually destitute of trees, of springs, and of water-courses. It does not denote, as it does with us, a region of extensive “forests.” Compare the notes at Matthew 4:1. In a solitary way - Rather, in a “waste” way; a land that was desolate and…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

Topics related to Psalms 107:4

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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