New Living Translation
Psalms 107:38
38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
Psalms 107:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- New International Version (NIV)he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
Context of Psalms 107:38
36He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. 37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. 39When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, 40the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
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וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣ם וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗ם לֹ֣א יַמְעִֽיט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:38
- Psalms 128:1How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways!
- Genesis 1:28Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
- Genesis 9:1Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
- Genesis 17:16And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.”
- Exodus 1:7But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.
- Deuteronomy 28:4Your children and your crops will be blessed. The offspring of your herds and flocks will be blessed.
- Deuteronomy 30:9“The Lord your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the Lord will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors.
- Jeremiah 30:19There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; I will honor them, not despise them.
- Ezekiel 37:26And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever.
- Psalms 144:13May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,
- Genesis 30:43As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 31:9In this way, God has taken your father’s animals and given them to me.
- Exodus 9:3the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague.
- Exodus 12:38A rabble of non-Israelites went with them, along with great flocks and herds of livestock.
- Deuteronomy 7:14You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:38
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38He blesseth them also - In the manner immediately specified. So that they are multiplied greatly - This was regarded as one of the highest blessings which God could confer, and hence, it was so often promised by him to the patriarchs, as a proof of his favor, that their seed should be as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the sea-shore. Genesis 13:16; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 32:12. And suffereth not their cattle to decrease - The…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. 38God’s presence can be seen in the abundance of his people’s families and herds (Psalms 127:3; 133:3; compare 109:8).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
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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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