Psalms 107:5

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 foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. 4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. 6They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live.

Psalms 107:5 word by word

רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• and thirstyצָמֵאtsâmê' · thirstyH6771
• their soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• faintedעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848

Cross-references for Psalms 107:5

• Judges 15:18He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?”
• 1 Samuel 30:11Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.
• Isaiah 44:12A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.
• Jeremiah 14:18If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation. For both prophet and priest go about their own business in the land without having any real understanding.’”
• Lamentations 2:19Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children’s lives; they are fainting at every street corner. ר (Resh)
• Mark 8:2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they 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

Topics related to Psalms 107:5

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Wandering
• Faint
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• 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