God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:5
5They were hungry and thirsty. They began to lose hope.
Psalms 107:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
- New International Version (NIV)They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
Context of Psalms 107:5
3and gathered from other countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 4They wandered around the desert on a deserted road without finding an inhabited city. They were hungry and thirsty. They began to lose hope. 6In their distress they cried out to the Lord. He rescued them from their troubles. 7He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:5 word by word
רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:5
- Judges 15:18Samson was very thirsty. So he called out to the Lord and said, “You have given me this great victory. But now I’ll die from thirst and fall into the power of godless men.”
- 1 Samuel 30:11David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and took him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink.
- Isaiah 44:12Blacksmiths shape iron into tools. They work them over the coals and shape them with hammers, working them with their strong arms. They get hungry, and their strength fails. If they don’t drink water, they will faint.
- Jeremiah 14:18If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war. If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine. Prophets and priests wander through a land they haven’t heard of.
- Lamentations 2:19Get up! Cry out at night, every hour on the hour. Pour your heart out like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him ⌞in prayer⌟ for the life of your little children who faint from hunger at every street corner.”
- Mark 8:2“I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Hungry and thirsty - As they would be, when wandering in such a desert. A more literal and expressive rendering would be, “Hungry - also thirsty.” Their soul fainted in them - The word used here - עטף ‛âṭaph - means properly to cover, to clothe, as with a garment, Psalm 73:6; or a field with grain, Psalm 65:13; then, to hide oneself, Job 23:9; then, to cover with darkness, Psalm 77:3; 102, title; thus it denotes the state of mind when darkness seems to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9Those who were lost in the desert wastelands thank God for his rescue. The desert wastelands might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 4:10–15).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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