English Standard Version
Psalms 107:6
6Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
Psalms 107:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
Context of Psalms 107:6
4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; 5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. 8Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:6 word by word
וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יַצִּילֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:6
- Psalms 107:13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- Psalms 50:15and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."
- Psalms 91:15When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
- Isaiah 41:17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
- Hosea 5:15I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
- 2 Timothy 3:11my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Then they cried unto the Lord - When the Israelites began to pray heartily, and the eyes of all the tribes were as the eyes of one man turned unto the Lord, then he delivered them out of their distresses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - The language in this verse is repeated in this psalm in Psalm 107:13, Psalm 107:19, Psalm 107:28 - as if this were the main subject of the psalm, that when the people of God in different circumstances, or under various forms of trouble, call upon God, he hears them and delivers them. And he delivered them out of their distresses - The verb from which the noun used here is derived has the idea of being…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The psalmist does not say what caused his trouble and distress. Because the problem is not specific, people in many different situations can identify with the laments.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
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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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