Psalms 107:6

Psalms 107:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered 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 delivered them out of their distresses.

Context of Psalms 107:6

4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. 5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. 7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. 8Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Psalms 107:6 word by word

וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יַצִּילֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in their troubleצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
• he deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them out of their distressesמְצוּקָהmetsûqâh metsûqâh · distressH4691

Cross-references for Psalms 107:6

• Psalms 107:13“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
• Psalms 50:15Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
• Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
• Isaiah 41:17“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
• Jeremiah 29:12In those days when you pray, I will listen.
• Hosea 5:15Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”
• Hebrews 4:15This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.
• 2 Timothy 3:11You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Then they cried unto the Lord - When the Israelites began to pray heartily, and the eyes of all the tribes were as the eyes of one man turned unto the Lord, then he delivered them out of their distresses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - The language in this verse is repeated in this psalm in Psalm 107:13, Psalm 107:19, Psalm 107:28 - as if this were the main subject of the psalm, that when the people of God in different circumstances, or under various forms of trouble, call upon God, he hears them and delivers them. And he delivered them out of their distresses - The verb from which the noun used here is derived has the idea of being…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The psalmist does not say what caused his trouble and distress. Because the problem is not specific, people in many different situations can identify with the laments.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. A graphic picture is given of the sufferings of those who from distant lands returned to Jerusalem; or, city of habitation--may mean the land of Palestine.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:6

• Prayer
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Wandering
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• Text of the Old Testament
• Wisdom

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