Psalms 107:3

Psalms 107:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
• New International Version (NIV)those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

Context of Psalms 107:3

1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. 5They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.

Psalms 107:3 word by word

וּֽמֵאֲרָצ֗וֹת קִ֫בְּצָ֥ם מִמִּזְרָ֥ח וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב מִצָּפ֥וֹן וּמִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• from the landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• From the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• and from the westמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb ma‛ărâbâh · westH4628
• From the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• southיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Psalms 107:3

• Psalms 106:47Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your praise.
• Isaiah 11:11Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover the second time with His hand The remnant of His people, who will remain, From Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, And from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 43:5Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.
• Isaiah 49:12Behold, these will come from afar; And lo, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.”
• Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
• Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great company, they will return here.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands and bring you into your own land.
• Ezekiel 39:27When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them from the lands of their enemies, then I shall be sanctified through them in the sight of the many nations.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - Though many Jews returned into Jerusalem from various parts of the world, under the reigns of Darius Hystaspes, Artaxerxes, and Alexander the Great; yet this prophecy has its completion only under the Gospel, when all the ends of the earth hear the salvation of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - The countries where they were scattered. In the times of the captivity the people were not all taken to one place, or did not all abide in one place. In the long exile - of seventy years - in Babylon, they would naturally be much scattered in the different provinces; and the attempt to collect them together, to restore them again to their native land, might be attended with much difficulty. From the east … - From all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People came from all nations where the people of Israel and Judah had been scattered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. gathered--alluding to the dispersion of captives throughout the Babylonian empire. from the south--literally, "the sea," or, Red Sea (Psa 114:3), which was on the south.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Wandering
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• South
• Text of the Old Testament
• Wisdom

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