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Psalms 107:14
14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
Psalms 107:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.
Context of Psalms 107:14
12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. 15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
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יֽ֭וֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם יְנַתֵּֽק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:14
- Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
- Psalms 68:6God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
- Job 3:5May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
- Job 10:21before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
- Job 15:22He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- Job 19:8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.
- Job 33:30to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
- Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 49:9to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
- Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- Psalms 102:20to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”
- Psalms 105:19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the Lord proved him true.
- Psalms 116:16Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He brought then out of darkness - Gave them again peace and prosperity. Repealed the sentence of death. "Unbound the poor prisoners." 4. Broke their iron bonds in sunder.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death - From their captivity; from calamity which seemed to be as gloomy as the shadow of death. And brake their bands in sunder - Delivered them from their bondage, as if the bands of a prisoner or captive were suddenly broken.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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