Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 107:3
3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.1
Psalms 107:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
- New International Version (NIV)those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
Context of Psalms 107:3
1O give thanks unto Yhwh, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2Let the redeemed of Yhwh say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:3 word by word
וּֽמֵאֲרָצ֗וֹת קִ֫בְּצָ֥ם מִמִּזְרָ֥ח וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב מִצָּפ֥וֹן וּמִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:3
- Psalms 106:47Save us, O Yhwh our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
- Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 43:5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
- Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
- Jeremiah 29:14And I will be found of you, saith Yhwh: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Yhwh; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
- Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
- Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Ezekiel 39:27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
- Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Commentaries on Psalms 107:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - Though many Jews returned into Jerusalem from various parts of the world, under the reigns of Darius Hystaspes, Artaxerxes, and Alexander the Great; yet this prophecy has its completion only under the Gospel, when all the ends of the earth hear the salvation of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And gathered them out of the lands - The countries where they were scattered. In the times of the captivity the people were not all taken to one place, or did not all abide in one place. In the long exile - of seventy years - in Babylon, they would naturally be much scattered in the different provinces; and the attempt to collect them together, to restore them again to their native land, might be attended with much difficulty. From the east - From all…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People came from all nations where the people of Israel and Judah had been scattered.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. gathered--alluding to the dispersion of captives throughout the Babylonian empire. from the south--literally, "the sea," or, Red Sea (Psa 114:3), which was on the south.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 107:3 south: Heb. sea. ↩
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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