Psalms 107:36

Psalms 107:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
• New International Version (NIV)there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
• New King James Version (NKJV)There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

Context of Psalms 107:36

34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. 35But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. 37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. 38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

Psalms 107:36 word by word

וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב שָׁ֣ם רְעֵבִ֑ים וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ עִ֣יר מוֹשָֽׁב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there he maketh the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• to dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• that they may prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: makeH3559
• a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for habitationמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186

Cross-references for Psalms 107:36

• Psalms 146:7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.
• Luke 1:52He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
• Psalms 107:7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
• Acts 17:26From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell - All this seems to apply admirably to the first colonists of any place. They flee from a land of want, an ingrata terra that did not repay their toil, and they seek the wilderness where the land wants only cultivation to make it produce all the necessaries of life. He, by his providence, so guides their steps as to lead them to rivers which they can navigate, and from which they can procure plenty of fish, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell - Those who were in want; those who would have perished. It is not necessary to refer this to any particular case. It is a general statement, pertaining to changes which God makes upon the earth, as great as if he “should” thus convert a desert into a fruitful field - a barren waste into a land abounding in springs of water; as if he should conduct there a company of famished men, and provide for them food in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-43Verses 33-43 What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explain this. If we look abroad in the world, we see many greatly increase, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. God has many ways of making men poor. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-42These two sections (Psalm 107:33–38, 39–42) expand the theme of the Lord’s complete authority and power over things that humans cannot control.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-4133-41. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, &c.--God's providence is illustriously displayed in His influence on two great elements of human prosperity, the earth's productiveness and the powers of government. He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and tyranny, this scene of prosperity is…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:36

• Blessing
• Poor
• Wicked (People)

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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