God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:14
14He brought them out of the dark, out of death’s shadow. He broke apart their chains.
Psalms 107:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
- New International Version (NIV)He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
Context of Psalms 107:14
12So he humbled them with hard work. They fell down, but no one was there to help them. 13In their distress they cried out to the Lord. He saved them from their troubles. He brought them out of the dark, out of death’s shadow. He broke apart their chains. 15Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 16He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:14 word by word
יֽ֭וֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם יְנַתֵּֽק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 107:14
- Psalms 107:10Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains
- Psalms 68:6God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land.
- 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.
- Job 10:21before I go away to a land of darkness and gloom,
- Job 15:22He doesn’t believe he’ll return from the dark. He is destined ⌞to be killed⌟ with a sword.
- Job 19:8“God has blocked my path so that I can’t go on. He has made my paths dark.
- Job 33:30to turn their souls away from the pit and to enlighten them with the light of life.
- Job 42:10After Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored Job’s prosperity and gave him twice as much ⌞as he had before⌟.
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind on unfamiliar roads. I will lead them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light in front of them. I will make rough places smooth. These are the things I will do for them, and I will never abandon them.
- Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will graze along every path, and they will find pastures on every bare hill.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise! Shine! Your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned.
- Ephesians 5:8Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.
- 1 Peter 2:9However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Psalms 102:20He heard the groans of the prisoners and set free those who were condemned to death.
- Psalms 105:19The Lord’s promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true.
- Psalms 116:16O Lord, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He brought then out of darkness - Gave them again peace and prosperity. Repealed the sentence of death. "Unbound the poor prisoners." 4. Broke their iron bonds in sunder.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death - From their captivity; from calamity which seemed to be as gloomy as the shadow of death. And brake their bands in sunder - Delivered them from their bondage, as if the bands of a prisoner or captive were suddenly broken.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
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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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