6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,
7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bonds in sunder.
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, He saves them out of their distresses.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, And delivers them from their graves.
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business in great waters;
24 These see Yahweh's works, And his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up its waves.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, And he brings them out of their distress.
29 He makes the storm a calm, So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works for the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, Water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 And a fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, And a dry land into water springs.
36 There he makes the hungry live, That they may prepare a city to live in,
37 Sow fields, plant vineyards, And reap the fruits of increase.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their cattle to decrease.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
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Commentary on Psalms 107 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 107
The psalmist, having in the two foregoing psalms celebrated the wisdom, power, and goodness of God, in his dealings with his church in particular, here observes some of the instances of his providential care of the children of men in general, especially in their distresses; for he is not only King of saints, but King of nations, not only the God of Israel, but the God of the whole earth, and a common Father to all mankind. Though this may especially refer to Israelites in their personal capacity, yet there were those who pertained not to the commonwealth of Israel and yet were worshippers of the true God; and even those who worshipped images had some knowledge of a supreme "Numen,' to whom, when they were in earnest, they looked above all their false gods. And of these, when they prayed in their distresses, God took a particular care,
When we are in any of these or the like distresses it will be comfortable to sing this psalm, with application; but, if we be not, others are, and have been, of whose deliverances it becomes us to give God the glory, for we are members one of another.
Psa 107:1-9
Here is,
Psa 107:10-16
We are to take notice of the goodness of God towards prisoners and captives. Observe,
Psa 107:17-22
Bodily sickness is another of the calamities of this life which gives us an opportunity of experiencing the goodness of God in recovering us, and of that the psalmist speaks in these verses, where we may observe,
Psa 107:23-32
The psalmist here calls upon those to give glory to God who are delivered from dangers at sea. Though the Israelites dealt not much in merchandise, yet their neighbours the Tyrians and Zidonians did, and for them perhaps this part of the psalm was especially calculated.
Psa 107:33-43
The psalmist, having given God the glory of the providential reliefs granted to persons in distress, here gives him the glory of the revolutions of providence, and the surprising changes it sometimes makes in the affairs of the children of men.