New English Translation
Psalms 107:7
7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live.
Psalms 107:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
- New International Version (NIV)He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
Context of Psalms 107:7
5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. 6They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. 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.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:7 word by word
וַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֑ה לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת אֶל־עִ֥יר מוֹשָֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:7
- Psalms 77:20You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Psalms 78:52Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
- Psalms 136:16to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures,
- Ezra 8:21I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.
- Isaiah 30:21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, “This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
- Isaiah 35:8A thoroughfare will be there – it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it – fools will not stray into it.
- Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.
- Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: “At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.
- Isaiah 63:13who led them through the deep water? Like a horse running on flat land they did not stumble.
- Jeremiah 6:16The Lord said to his people: “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!”
- Jeremiah 31:9They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”
- 2 Peter 2:15By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
- Psalms 107:4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.
- Nehemiah 11:3These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem. (While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,
- Jeremiah 31:24The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks.
- Jeremiah 33:10“I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That they might go to a city of habitation - God stirred up the heart of Cyrus to give them liberty to return to their own land: and Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, at different times, brought many of them back to Judea.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he led them forth by the right way - A literal version, if the term necessary to express it might be allowable, would be,” He wayed them in a straight way;” he made a way for them, and that was a straight way. He conducted them in the most direct path to the land to which they were going. That they might go to a city of habitation - A city where they might permanently dwell. The word “city” here seems to be used in the sense of “abode;” and the idea…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8God led them like a shepherd (see Psalm 23:1). Verse 8 is repeated in Psalm 107:15, 21, 31.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
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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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