English Standard Version
Psalms 107:42
42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
Psalms 107:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
Context of Psalms 107:42
40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; 41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. 43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:42 word by word
יִרְא֣וּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְכָל־עַ֝וְלָ֗ה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:42
- Psalms 52:6The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
- Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Job 22:19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent one mocks at them,
- Isaiah 66:10"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her;
- Psalms 63:11But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!
- Exodus 11:7But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.'
- Job 5:15But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42The righteous shall see it - The wicked are as inconsiderate as they are obstinate and headstrong. And rejoice - To have such ample proofs that God ruleth in the earth, and that none that trust in him shall be desolate. All iniquity shall stop her mouth - God's judgments and mercies are so evident, and so distinctly marked, that atheism, infidelity, and irreligion are confounded, and the cause of error and falsehood has become hopeless. It was only the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice - Shall see all these changes; shall see in their own case the proofs of the divine favor. They shall thus have occasion for praise. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth - The wicked shall be silenced; they shall be dumb. The righteous shall find, in these varied scenes, occasion for praise and joy; the wicked shall be able to find no occasion for complaining or murmuring. The divine dealings shall be manifestly so…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. 42-43Justice wins in God’s world (Psalm 1:6), and Israel’s history shows God’s loving devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4342-43. In this providential government, good men will rejoice, and the cavils of the wicked will be stopped (Job 5:16; Is 52:15), and all who take right views will appreciate God's unfailing mercy and unbounded love.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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