God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:35
35He changes deserts into lakes and dry ground into springs.
Psalms 107:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
- New International Version (NIV)He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
- English Standard Version (ESV)He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.
Context of Psalms 107:35
33He changes rivers into a desert, springs into thirsty ground, 34and fertile ground into a layer of salt because of the wickedness of the people living there. He changes deserts into lakes and dry ground into springs. 36There he settles those who are hungry, and they build cities to live in. 37They plant in fields and vineyards that produce crops.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:35 word by word
יָשֵׂ֣ם מִ֭דְבָּר לַֽאֲגַם־מַ֑יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִ֝יָּ֗ה לְמֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 107:35
- Psalms 114:8He turns a rock into a pool filled with water and turns flint into a spring flowing with water.
- Numbers 21:16From there they went to Beer [Well]. This is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.”
- 2 Kings 3:16He said, “This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches.
- Isaiah 35:6Then those who are lame will leap like deer, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Water will gush out into the desert, and streams will gush out into the wilderness.
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
- Isaiah 44:3I will pour water on thirsty ground and rain on dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your descendants.
- Ezekiel 47:6Then he asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”
Commentaries on Psalms 107:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water - A pool; a lake. See the notes at Isaiah 35:6-7. And dry ground into water-springs - Not merely watering it with rain from heaven, but causing gushing fountains to break forth, and to flow continually, diffusing fertility and beauty everywhere.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. 33-35The Lord can choose to make the earth fertile or barren (Psalm 74:15; Isaiah 35:6–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-4133-41. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, &c.--God's providence is illustriously displayed in His influence on two great elements of human prosperity, the earth's productiveness and the powers of government. He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and tyranny, this scene of prosperity is…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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