New Living Translation
Psalms 107:41
41But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
Psalms 107:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
- New International Version (NIV)But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
Context of Psalms 107:41
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. But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. 42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. 43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
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וַיְשַׂגֵּ֣ב אֶבְי֣וֹן מֵע֑וֹנִי וַיָּ֥שֶׂם כַּ֝צֹּ֗אן מִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:41
- Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.
- Ruth 4:14Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order.
- Esther 8:15Then Mordecai left the king’s presence, wearing the royal robe of blue and white, the great crown of gold, and an outer cloak of fine linen and purple. And the people of Susa celebrated the new decree.
- Job 5:11He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.
- Job 8:7And though you started with little, you will end with much.
- Job 11:15Then your face will brighten with innocence. You will be strong and free of fear.
- Job 42:10When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!
- Jeremiah 52:31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year.
- James 5:11We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
- Psalms 78:52But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness.
- Psalms 128:6May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace!
- Genesis 23:5The Hittites replied to Abraham,
- Genesis 48:11Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”
- 1 Samuel 2:21And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
- Job 21:11They let their children frisk about like lambs. Their little ones skip and dance.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high - This probably refers to the case of the Israelites and their restoration from captivity. But these are incidents which frequently occur, and mark the superintendence of a benign Providence, and the hand of a just God; and are applicable to a multitude of cases.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction - Margin, “after.” The sense is not materially different. The idea is, that while he thus humbles princes, bringing them down from their lofty position, he has respect to the poor in their condition of suffering and trial, and raises them from that depressed state, and gives them prosperity. Thus he orders the circumstances of people, and shows his sovereignty. And maketh him families like flock - Numerous…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. 41The large families of the poor are evidence of God’s blessing.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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