Verse 35
Psalms 107:35
Free Bible Version
35
When they become few, brought low by oppression, misery, and sorrow,
Original Language Text
hebrew
יָשֵׂ֣ם מִ֭דְבָּר לַֽ/אֲגַם מַ֑יִם וְ/אֶ֥רֶץ צִ֝יָּ֗ה לְ/מֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם
English Translation
He sets the desert to a pool of water and the dry land to sources of water.
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Chapter 107 Context
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Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
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Let those the Lord has saved say that they are saved; those he has rescued from the power of the ene...
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He has gathered them together from distant lands, from the east and the west, the north and the sout...
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They wandered in the desert wilderness, unable to find a way to a city where they could live.
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Hungry and thirsty, they became very discouraged.
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Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their sufferi...
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Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for peop...
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For he gives drink to those who are thirsty, and food to those who are hungry.
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Some sat in complete darkness, prisoners of misery and bound with iron chains,
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for they had rebelled against what God (Elohim) had said; they had rejected the guidance of the Most...
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So he humbled their pride with the troubles of life; they tripped over and no one was there to stop...
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Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
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He brought them out of complete darkness, he broke their chains to pieces.
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Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for peop...
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For he breaks down the bronze doors, and cuts through the iron bars.
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They were stupid because they rebelled; they suffered for their sins.
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They didn't want to eat; they were at death's door.
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Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
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He gave the command and he healed them; he saved them from the grave.
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Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for peop...
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Those who set sail in ships, crossing the seas to earn their living,
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they have seen the Lord's incredible power at work—the wonderful things he did in the deepest oceans...
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He only had to speak to cause a stormy wind that stirred up towering waves,
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lifting the ships high in the air and then plunging them down. The sailors were so terrified that th...
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They staggered around, falling from side to side like drunks—all their seamanship skills were useles...
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Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their sufferi...
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He calmed the storm, the waves were quiet.
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The sailors were so happy when it all calmed down, and he brought them to the harbor they wanted.
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Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for peop...
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He dries up rivers and turns the land into a desert; the water springs stop flowing and the earth tu...
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But he also turns around and makes pools of water in the desert, and makes water springs flow in a d...
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He brings hungry people to live there—a place they can build their cities.
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They sow their fields and plant their vineyards, producing a good harvest.
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He takes care of them, and their numbers increase dramatically—their cattle too!
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When they become few, brought low by oppression, misery, and sorrow,
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He pours out his contempt on their leaders, making them wander, lost in the wilderness.
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But he lifts the poor out of their troubles, and makes their families as big as flocks.
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Those who live right will observe what is happening and be glad, but the wicked will be silenced.
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Those who are wise will pay attention to all this, and thoughtfully reflect on the Lord's trustworth...
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