New Living Translation
Psalms 107:20
20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
Psalms 107:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
- New International Version (NIV)He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Context of Psalms 107:20
18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door. 19“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He 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. 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:20 word by word
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּ֭בָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑ם וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗ט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:20
- Psalms 147:15He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!
- 2 Kings 20:4But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from the Lord:
- Matthew 8:8But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
- Psalms 30:2O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.
- Psalms 103:3He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
- Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
- Numbers 21:8Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”
- Job 33:23“But if an angel from heaven appears— a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he is upright—
- Psalms 49:15But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude
- Psalms 56:13For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.
- Job 33:28God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.’
Commentaries on Psalms 107:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He spoke: "Be thou clean, be thou whole;" and immediately the disease departed; and thus they were delivered from the destructions that awaited them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He sent his word, and healed them - He did it by a word; it was necessary for him merely to give a command, and the disease left them. So it was in the life of the Saviour, who often healed the sick by a “word” Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:7; and so now restoration from disease often seems to be accomplished as if some word had been spoken by one who had power, commanding the disease to depart. In all cases, also, whatever means may be used, healing power comes…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. 20The Lord creates (Genesis 1:3) and sustains the universe (Hebrews 1:3) simply by speaking (Psalm 147:18). When God speaks, people are also healed (Matthew 8:8).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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