God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:42
42Decent people will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked people will shut their mouths.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
Context of Psalms 107:42
40He poured contempt on their influential people and made them stumble around in a pathless desert. 41But now he lifts needy people high above suffering and makes their families like flocks. Decent people will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked people will shut their mouths. 43Let those who ⌞think⌟ they are wise pay attention to these things so that they may understand the Lord’s blessings.
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יִרְא֣וּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְכָל־עַ֝וְלָ֗ה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:42
- Psalms 52:6Righteous people will see ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say,
- Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
- Job 22:19The righteous saw it and were glad, and the innocent made fun of them by saying,
- Isaiah 66:10All who love Jerusalem, be happy and rejoice with her. All who mourn for her, be glad with her.
- Psalms 63:11But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will brag, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked person sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope that wicked people have will vanish.
- Exodus 11:7But where the Israelites are, not even a dog will be startled by any person or animal. This is how you will see that the Lord shows the distinction between Egypt and Israel.
- Job 5:15“But he saves ⌞other people⌟ from their slander and the needy from the power of the mighty.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
- Romans 3:19We know that whatever the Scriptures say applies to everyone under their influence, and no one can say a thing. The whole world is brought under the judgment of 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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