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Psalms Chapter 107
Overview
Psa 107:1, The psalmist exhorts the redeemed, in praising God, to observe his manifold providence, Psa 107:4, over travellers; Psa 107:10, over captives; Psa 107:17, over sick men; Psa 107:23, over seamen; Psa 107:33, and in divers varieties of life.
am 3468, bc 536 (Title), The author of this Psalm is unknown; but it was evidently written to commemorate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity; and it may easily be perceived that it must have been sung in alternate parts, having a double burden, or two intercalary verses often recurring. Bp. Lowth considers it as written "after the method of the ancient pastorals, where, be the subject of their verse what it will, each swain endeavours to excel the other; and one may perceive their thoughts and expressions gradually to rise upon each other." "No doubt," he adds, "the composition of this Psalm is admirable throughout; and the descriptive part of it adds at least its share of beauty to the whole; but what is most to be admired is its conciseness, and withal the expressiveness of the diction, which strikes the imagination with illimitable elegance. The weary and bewildered traveller - the miserable captive in the dungeon - the sick and dying man - the seaman foundering in a storm - are described in so affecting a manner, that they far exceed anything of the kind, though never so much laboured."
Give: Psa 106:1, Psa 118:1, 136:1-26; Ch1 16:34, Ch1 16:41; Ch2 5:13, Ch2 7:3, Ch2 7:6, Ch2 20:21
good: Psa 119:68; Mat 19:17
for his mercy: Psa 103:17; Luk 1:50
Let the: Psa 31:5, Psa 130:8; Exo 15:16; Deu 15:15; Isa 35:9, Isa 43:1, Isa 44:22; Luk 1:68; Luk 24:21; Gal 3:13; Tit 2:14; Pe1 1:18, Pe1 1:19
from: Psa 106:10; Deu 7:8; Jer 15:21, Jer 31:11; Mic 4:10; Luk 1:74
gathered: Psa 106:47; Isa 11:11-16, Isa 43:5, Isa 43:6, Isa 49:12; Jer 29:14, Jer 31:8, Jer 31:10; Eze 36:24; Eze 39:27; Rev 5:9
south: Heb. sea
wandered: Psa 107:40; Gen 21:14-16; Num 14:33; Deu 8:15, Deu 32:10; Job 12:24; Eze 34:6, Eze 34:12; Heb 11:38; Rev 12:6
they found: This is the first similitude; in which the Israelites in captivity are compared to travellers in a dreary, uninhabited, and barren desert, spent with hunger and thirst, as well as by the fatigues of the journey.
Jdg 15:18, Jdg 15:19; Sa1 30:11, Sa1 30:12; Isa 44:12; Jer 14:18; Lam 2:19; Mar 8:2, Mar 8:3
Then: Psa 107:13, Psa 107:19, Psa 107:28, Psa 50:15, Psa 91:15; Isa 41:17, Isa 41:18; Jer 29:12-14; Hos 5:15; Heb 4:15, Heb 4:16
he delivered: Co2 1:8-10, Co2 12:8-10; Ti2 3:11
he led: Psa 77:20, Psa 78:52, Psa 136:16; Ezr 8:21-23; Isa 30:21, Isa 35:8-10, Isa 48:17; Isa 49:8-11, Isa 63:13, Isa 63:14; Jer 6:16, Jer 31:9; Pe2 2:15, Pe2 2:21
that they: Psa 107:4, Psa 107:36; Neh 11:3; Jer 31:24, Jer 31:38-40, Jer 33:10-13; Heb 11:9, Heb 11:10, Heb 11:16, Heb 12:22; Rev 21:2-4, 10-27
Oh that men: Psa 107:15, Psa 107:21, Psa 107:31, Psa 81:13-16; Deu 5:29, Deu 32:29; Isa 48:18
praise: Psa 34:3, Psa 92:1, Psa 92:2, Psa 147:1; Isa 63:7
his wonderful: Psa 40:5, Psa 78:4, Psa 111:4; Dan 4:2, Dan 4:3, Dan 6:27
Psa 34:10, Psa 132:15, Psa 146:7; Isa 55:1-3; Jer 31:14, Jer 31:25; Mat 5:6; Luk 1:53; Rev 7:16, Rev 7:17
Such: Here begins the second comparison; in which the state of the captives in Babylon is illustrated by that of prisoners in a dreary dungeon.
as sit: Job 3:5; Isa 9:2; Mat 4:16, Mat 22:13; Luk 1:79
bound: Psa 105:18; Exo 2:23, Exo 2:24; Ch2 33:11; Job 36:8, Job 36:9; Lam 3:6, Lam 3:7; Rom 6:20, Rom 6:21
Because: Psa 68:6, Psa 68:18, Psa 106:43; Isa 63:10, Isa 63:11; Lam 3:39-42, Lam 5:15-17
contemned: Psa 73:24, Psa 113:7-9, Psa 119:24; Ch2 25:15, Ch2 25:16, Ch2 33:10; Pro 1:25, Pro 1:30, Pro 1:31; Sa1 2:5-8; Isa 5:19; Jer 44:16; Luk 7:30, Luk 16:14; Act 20:27; Rom 1:28
he brought: Exo 2:23, Exo 5:18, Exo 5:19; Jdg 10:16-18, Jdg 16:21, Jdg 16:30; Neh 9:37; Isa 51:19, Isa 51:20, Isa 51:23; Isa 52:5; Lam 5:5, Lam 5:6; Luk 15:14-17
and there: Psa 18:40, Psa 18:41, Psa 22:11, Psa 142:4; Kg2 6:26, Kg2 6:27, Kg2 6:33; Job 9:13; Isa 63:5
Psa 107:6, Psa 107:19, Psa 107:28, Psa 18:6, Psa 116:3-6; Exo 3:7, Exo 3:8; Jdg 4:3, Jdg 6:6-10, Jdg 10:10-18; Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:13, Ch2 33:18, Ch2 33:19; Jer 31:18-20
brought: Psa 107:10, Psa 68:6; Job 3:5, Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 15:22, Job 15:30, Job 19:8, Job 33:30, Job 42:10-12; Isa 42:16, Isa 49:9, Isa 60:1-3; Eph 5:8; Pe1 2:9
brake: Psa 102:20, Psa 105:19, Psa 105:20, Psa 116:16, Psa 146:7; Job 36:8; Isa 61:1; Jer 52:31-34; Zac 9:11, Zac 9:12; Act 5:19, Act 5:25, Act 12:7-10, Act 16:26-40
Psa 107:8, Psa 107:21, Psa 107:31, Psa 116:17-19
Jdg 16:3; Isa 45:1, Isa 45:2; Mic 2:13
Fools: This is the third comparison; the captives being compared to persons in a dangerous malady, as the consequences of their own sins. Psa 14:1, Psa 92:6; Pro 1:22, Pro 7:7, Pro 7:22
because: Psa 38:1-8; Num 11:33, Num 11:34, Num 12:10-13, Num 21:5-9; Isa 57:17, Isa 57:18; Jer 2:19; Lam 3:39
abhorreth: Job 33:19-22
and they: Psa 9:13, Psa 88:3; Isa 38:10
Psa 107:6, Psa 107:13, Psa 107:28, Psa 30:8-12, Psa 34:4-6, Psa 78:34, Psa 78:35, Psa 116:4-8; Jer 33:3
He sent: Psa 147:15, Psa 147:19; Kg2 20:4, Kg2 20:5; Mat 8:8
healed: Psa 30:2, Psa 30:3, Psa 103:3, Psa 103:4, Psa 147:3; Num 21:8, Num 21:9; Job 33:23-26
delivered: Psa 49:15, Psa 56:13; Job 33:28-30
Psa 107:8, Psa 107:15, Psa 107:31, Psa 66:5; Ch2 32:25; Luk 17:18
sacrifice: Psa 50:14, Psa 116:12, Psa 116:17; Lev 7:12; Heb 13:15; Pe1 2:5, Pe1 2:9
declare: Psa 9:11, Psa 73:28, Psa 105:1, Psa 105:2, Psa 118:17; Isa 12:4
rejoicing: Heb. singing
They: This is the fourth comparison; their captivity was as dangerous and alarming as a dreadful tempest at sea; with a most natural and striking description of which we are here presented.
go down: Psa 48:7; Eze 27:26; Acts 27:9-28:31; Rev 18:17
his wonders: Psa 95:5, Psa 104:24-27; Job 38:8-11
he commandeth: Psa 135:7, Psa 148:8; Jon 1:4
raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand
lifteth: Psa 93:3; Mat 8:24; Joh 6:18
their soul: Psa 22:14, Psa 119:28; Sa2 17:10; Isa 13:7; Nah 2:10
stagger: Job 12:25; Isa 19:14, Isa 29:9
are at their wit's end: Heb. all their wisdom is swallowed up, Job 37:20; Isa 19:3 *marg. Act 27:15-20
Psa 107:6, Psa 107:13, Psa 107:19; Jon 1:5, Jon 1:6, Jon 1:14; Mat 8:25; Act 27:23-25
Psa 65:7, Psa 89:9; Jon 1:15; Mat 8:26; Mar 4:39-41; Luk 8:23-25
he bringeth: Joh 6:21
Oh that men: Psa 107:8, Psa 107:15, Psa 107:21, Psa 103:2, Psa 105:1; Hos 2:8; Jon 1:16, Jon 2:9; Mic 6:4, Mic 6:5; Rom 1:20, Rom 1:21; Ti2 3:2; Heb 13:15
his wonderful: Psa 71:17, Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 77:11, Psa 77:14, Psa 105:2; Rev 15:3
exalt: Psa 18:46, Psa 46:10, Psa 99:5, Psa 99:9; Exo 15:2; Isa 12:4, Isa 25:1
in the congregation: Psa 22:22, Psa 22:25, Psa 40:9, Psa 40:10, Psa 66:16, Psa 111:1, Psa 119:46; Act 4:8-12
turneth: Kg1 17:1-7; Isa 13:19-21, Isa 19:5-10, Isa 34:9, Isa 34:10, Isa 42:15, Isa 44:27, Isa 50:2; Eze 30:12; Joe 1:20; Nah 1:4; Zep 2:9, Zep 2:13
watersprings: Kg1 18:5; Jer 14:3; Amo 4:7, Amo 4:8
a fruitful: Gen 13:10, Gen 13:13, Gen 19:25; Deu 29:23-28; Isa 32:13-15
barrenness: Heb. saltness, Gen 14:3; Eze 47:11
turneth: Psa 114:8; Num 21:16-18; Kg2 3:16-20; Isa 35:6, Isa 35:7, Isa 41:17-19, Isa 44:3-5; Eze 47:6-12
sow: Isa 37:30; Jer 29:5, Jer 31:5; Eze 28:26; Amo 9:13-15
which may: Psa 65:9-13; Gen 26:12; Joe 1:10-12; Hag 1:5, Hag 1:6, Hag 1:10, Hag 1:11, Hag 2:16-19; Zac 8:12; Act 14:17; Co1 3:7; Co2 9:10
He blesseth: Psa 128:1-6; Gen 1:28, Gen 9:1, Gen 12:2, Gen 17:16, Gen 17:20; Exo 1:7; Deu 28:4, Deu 28:11, Deu 30:9; Jer 30:19; Eze 37:26
suffereth: Psa 144:13, Psa 144:14; Gen 30:43, Gen 31:9; Exo 9:3-7, Exo 12:38; Deu 7:14; Pro 10:22
Again: The incidents detailed in these verses, which frequently occur, and mark the superintendence of a benign Providence, and the hand of a just God, appear to be brought forward to illustrate the return of the Israelites from captivity, and the punishment of their oppressors the Babylonians. Wherefore, at last, as in a common chorus, they conclude with exhorting each other to a serious consideration of these things, and to make a proper return to the Almighty.
they are: Psa 30:6, Psa 30:7; Gen 45:11; Rut 1:20, Rut 1:21; Sa1 2:5-7; Kg2 4:8, Kg2 8:3; Job 1:10-17
oppression: Exo 1:13, Exo 1:14, Exo 2:23, Exo 2:24; Jdg 6:3-6; Kg2 10:32, Kg2 13:7, Kg2 13:22, Kg2 14:26; Ch2 15:5, Ch2 15:6; Jer 51:33, Jer 51:34
poureth: Job 12:21, Job 12:24; Isa 23:8, Isa 23:9
contempt: Psa 78:66; Exo 8:3, Exo 8:17, Exo 8:24; Jos 10:24-26; Jdg 1:6, Jdg 1:7, Jdg 4:21; Sa1 5:9, Sa1 6:4; Kg1 21:19; Kg2 9:35-37; Dan 4:33, Dan 5:5, Dan 5:6, Dan 5:18-30; Act 12:23; Rev 19:18
causeth: Psa 107:4; Job 12:24; Jer 13:15-18
wilderness: or, void place
setteth: Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Rut 4:14-17; Sa1 2:8; Est 8:15-17; Job 5:11, Job 8:7, Job 11:15-19; Job 42:10-12; Jer 52:31-34; Jam 5:11
from: or, after
maketh: Psa 78:52, Psa 128:6; Gen 23:5-7, Gen 48:11; Sa1 2:21; Job 21:11, Job 42:16; Pro 17:6; Isa 49:20-22
righteous: Psa 52:6, Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11; Job 22:19; Isa 66:10, Isa 66:11, Isa 66:14
iniquity: Psa 63:11, Psa 112:10; Exo 11:7; Job 5:15, Job 5:16; Pro 10:11; Rom 3:19
is wise: Psa 28:5, Psa 64:9; Isa 5:12; Jer 9:12; Dan 10:12; Hos 14:9
they shall understand: Psa 50:23; Jer 9:24; Eph 3:18, Eph 3:19