New English Translation
Psalms 107:10
10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,
Psalms 107:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
- New International Version (NIV)Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—
Context of Psalms 107:10
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, 11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. 12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.
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יֹ֭שְׁבֵי חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת אֲסִירֵ֖י עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:10
- Job 3:5Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
- Isaiah 9:2(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
- Matthew 4:16the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”
- Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
- Luke 1:79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- Psalms 105:18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar,
- Exodus 2:23During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
- Job 36:8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,
- Lamentations 3:6He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago. ג (Gimel)
- Romans 6:20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Then they cry - The effect produced by affliction as before.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Such as sit in darkness - The reference in these verses Psalm 107:10-14 is evidently to the children of Israel, when in Babylon; and the design is, to show the goodness of God to them in their trouble, and the occasion which they had for praising him on that account. To “sit in darkness” is significant of great ignorance (compare the notes at Luke 1:79; notes at Isaiah 9:2); or of affliction and trouble, as darkness is an emblem of calamity. And in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 This description of prisoners and captives intimates that they are desolate and sorrowful. In the eastern prisons the captives were and are treated with much severity. Afflicting providences must be improved as humbling providences; and we lose the benefit, if our hearts are unhumbled and unbroken under them. This is a shadow of the sinner's deliverance from a far worse confinement. The awakened sinner discovers his guilt and misery. Having…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from people in despair over the consequences of their rebellion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. Their sufferings were for their rebellion against (Psa 105:28) the words, or purposes, or promises, of God for their benefit. When humbled they cry to God, who delivers them from bondage, described as a dark dungeon with doors and bars of metal, in which they are bound in iron--that is, chains and fetters. shadow of death--darkness with danger (Psa 23:4).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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