Psalms 107:41

Psalms 107:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
• New International Version (NIV)But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

Context of Psalms 107:41

39When they become few and lowly Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow, 40He pours contempt upon noblemen And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland. But He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. 42The upright see it and are glad; But all injustice shuts its mouth. 43Who is wise? He is to pay attention to these things, And consider the mercy of the Lord.

Psalms 107:41 word by word

וַיְשַׂגֵּ֣ב אֶבְי֣וֹן מֵע֑וֹנִי וַיָּ֥שֶׂם כַּ֝צֹּ֗אן מִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• setsשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• makesשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• like a flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Psalms 107:41

• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
• Ruth 4:14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.
• Esther 8:15Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in a royal robe of violet and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
• Job 5:11So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
• Job 8:7Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.
• Job 11:15Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, And you would be firmly established and not fear.
• Job 42:10The Lord also restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased double all that Job had.
• Jeremiah 52:31Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.
• James 5:11We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
• Psalms 78:52But He led His own people out like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
• Psalms 128:6Indeed, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
• Genesis 23:5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
• Genesis 48:11And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well!”
• 1 Samuel 2:21The Lord indeed visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up before the Lord.
• Job 21:11They send out their boys like the flock, And their children dance.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high - This probably refers to the case of the Israelites and their restoration from captivity. But these are incidents which frequently occur, and mark the superintendence of a benign Providence, and the hand of a just God; and are applicable to a multitude of cases.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction - Margin, “after.” The sense is not materially different. The idea is, that while he thus humbles princes, bringing them down from their lofty position, he has respect to the poor in their condition of suffering and trial, and raises them from that depressed state, and gives them prosperity. Thus he orders the circumstances of people, and shows his sovereignty. And maketh him families like flock - Numerous…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. 41The large families of the poor are evidence of God’s blessing.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