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Psalms 107:19
19“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
Context of Psalms 107:19
17Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. 18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door. “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. 21Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:19 word by word
וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:19
- Psalms 107:6“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
- Psalms 30:8I cried out to you, O Lord. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
- Psalms 34:4I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
- Psalms 78:34When God began killing them, they finally sought him. They repented and took God seriously.
- Psalms 116:4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”
- Jeremiah 33:3Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Then they cry unto the Lord - See Psalm 107:6, note; Psalm 107:13, note. The meaning here is, that if the “sick” cry to the Lord, he hears them, and delivers them. This cannot mean that it “always” occurs, but it occurs “so often” as to show that God can and does interpose to save; “so often” as to encourage us thus to call upon him when we are sick; “so often” as to lay a proper foundation for praise. Many persons - very many - can recall such…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22Fools who received what they deserved but were rescued from death offer thanksgiving to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawingRead 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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