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Psalms 107:36

He led the hungry to that good land, and they built a city to live in.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Poor;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - God;   Government;   Poverty;   Righteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Cities;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Discontent;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Market, Market-Place ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He causes the hungry to settle there,and they establish a city where they can live.
Hebrew Names Version
There he makes the hungry to live, That they may prepare a city to live in,
King James Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
English Standard Version
And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
New Century Version
He had the hungry settle there so they could build a city in which to live.
New English Translation
He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live.
Amplified Bible
And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
New American Standard Bible
And He has the hungry live there, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
World English Bible
There he makes the hungry to live, That they may prepare a city to live in,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,
Legacy Standard Bible
And there He causes the hungry to inhabit,So that they may establish an inhabited city,
Berean Standard Bible
He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city to dwell.
Contemporary English Version
If you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town.
Complete Jewish Bible
there he gives the hungry a home, and they build a city to live in;
Darby Translation
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
George Lamsa Translation
And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may build villages and settle,
Good News Translation
He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.
Lexham English Bible
And he settles the hungry there, so that they may establish a city to inhabit,
Literal Translation
and He makes the hungry live there, and they may prepare a city of dwelling.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There he setteth the hongrie, that they maye buylde them a cite to dwell in.
American Standard Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,
Bible in Basic English
And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
King James Version (1611)
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell; that they may prepare a citie for habitation,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he setteth there the hungry: and they buylde them a citie to dwell in.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
English Revised Version
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city of habitation;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he settide there hungri men; and thei maden a citee of dwelling.
Update Bible Version
And there he makes the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,
Webster's Bible Translation
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
New King James Version
There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
New Living Translation
He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.
New Life Bible
And He makes the hungry go there so they may build a city to live in.
New Revised Standard
And there he lets the hungry live, and they establish a town to live in;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(106-36) And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.
Revised Standard Version
And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
Young's Literal Translation
And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,

Contextual Overview

33 He changed rivers into a desert. He stopped springs from flowing. 34 He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things. 35 He changed the desert into a land with pools of water. He caused springs to flow from dry ground. 36 He led the hungry to that good land, and they built a city to live in. 37 They planted seeds in their fields and grapes in their vineyards, and they had a good harvest. 38 God blessed them with many children and plenty of animals. 39 But because of disaster and troubles, their families became small and weak. 40 God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts. 41 But he rescues the poor from their misery. He makes their families large like flocks of sheep. 42 Good people see this and are happy. But the wicked see it and don't know what to say.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there he: Psalms 146:7, Luke 1:53

a city: Psalms 107:7, Acts 17:26

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:23 - here is seed Deuteronomy 28:3 - in the city

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,.... In those fruitful places which they find agreeable to them, and so fix upon them as the places of their abode, and build houses, and dwell there; having all the conveniences of life, which they wanted elsewhere: so such as hunger and thirst after righteousness make to such places where the waters are, the word is preached, and ordinances administered; and here they take up their dwelling, their bread being given them, and their waters sure unto them.

That they may prepare a city for habitation; those poor necessitous persons, as they were when they first came; building houses, and others continually coming to them, by degrees form a well regulated city, which are a large number of inhabitants: which may be considered as an emblem of the church of God, often compared to a city; and is an habitation for God, and where saints desire and delight to dwell.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell - Those who were in want; those who would have perished. It is not necessary to refer this to any particular case. It is a general statement, pertaining to changes which God makes upon the earth, as great as if he “should” thus convert a desert into a fruitful field - a barren waste into a land abounding in springs of water; as if he should conduct there a company of famished men, and provide for them food in abundance.

That they may prepare a city for habitation - A permanent dwelling-place for man.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 107:36. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell — All this seems to apply admirably to the first colonists of any place. They flee from a land of want, an ingrata terra that did not repay their toil, and they seek the wilderness where the land wants only cultivation to make it produce all the necessaries of life. He, by his providence, so guides their steps as to lead them to rivers which they can navigate, and from which they can procure plenty of fish, and shows them wells or springs which they have not digged. The hungry dwell there; and jointly agree, for convenience and defence, to build them a city for habitation. They sow the fields which they have cleared; and plant vineyards, and orchards which yield them in creasing fruits, Psalms 107:37, and he multiplies their cattle greatly, and does not suffer them to decrease, Psalms 107:38. What a fine picture is this of the first peopling and planting of America, and of the multiplication and extension of that people; of the Divine blessing on their industry, and the general and astonishing prosperity of their country! May they never again know what is spoken in the following verse:


 
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