Psalms 107:10

Psalms 107:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
• New International Version (NIV)Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—

Context of Psalms 107:10

8Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 9He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty. He filled those who were hungry with good food. Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains 11because they had rebelled against God’s words and had despised the advice given by the Most High. 12So he humbled them with hard work. They fell down, but no one was there to help them.

Psalms 107:10 word by word

יֹ֭שְׁבֵי חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת אֲסִירֵ֖י עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Such as sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• and in the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֫וֶתtsalmâveth · shadowH6757
• boundאָסִיר'âsîyr · prisonerH615
• in afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• and ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for Psalms 107:10

• Job 3:5Let the darkness and long shadows claim it as their own. Let a dark cloud hang over it. Let the gloom terrify it.
• Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.
• Matthew 4:16The people who lived in darkness have seen a bright light. A light has risen for those who live in a land overshadowed by death.”
• Matthew 22:13Then the king told his servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet, and throw him outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.’
• Luke 1:79He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.”
• Psalms 105:18They hurt his feet with shackles, and cut into his neck with an iron collar.
• Exodus 2:23After a long time passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites still groaned because they were slaves. So they cried out, and their cries for help went up to God.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord made the army commanders of the king of Assyria invade Judah. They took Manasseh captive, put a hook in his nose, put him in bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon.
• Job 36:8However, if righteous people are bound in chains and tangled in ropes of misery,
• Lamentations 3:6He has made me live in darkness, like those who died a long time ago.
• Romans 6:20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from doing what God approves of.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Then they cry - The effect produced by affliction as before.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Such as sit in darkness - The reference in these verses Psalm 107:10-14 is evidently to the children of Israel, when in Babylon; and the design is, to show the goodness of God to them in their trouble, and the occasion which they had for praising him on that account. To “sit in darkness” is significant of great ignorance (compare the notes at Luke 1:79; notes at Isaiah 9:2); or of affliction and trouble, as darkness is an emblem of calamity. And in the…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

Topics related to Psalms 107:10

• 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