New English Translation
Psalms 107:41
41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
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
39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. 40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. 42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. 43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!
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וַיְשַׂגֵּ֣ב אֶבְי֣וֹן מֵע֑וֹנִי וַיָּ֥שֶׂם כַּ֝צֹּ֗אן מִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:41
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,
- Ruth 4:14The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!
- 1 Samuel 2:8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
- Esther 8:15Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
- Job 5:11he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.
- Job 8:7Your beginning will seem so small, since your future will flourish.
- Job 11:15For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear.
- Job 42:10So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.
- Jeremiah 52:31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, Evil-Merodach, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.
- James 5:11Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Psalms 78:52Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
- Psalms 128:6and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
- Genesis 23:5The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
- Genesis 48:11Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
- 1 Samuel 2:21So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord’s sanctuary.
- Job 21:11They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about.
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
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