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Psalms 107:41

But he rescues the poor from their misery. He makes their families large like flocks of sheep.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Poor;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Poverty;   Righteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Poor, the;   Sheep;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Discontent;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Flock;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But he lifts the needy out of their sufferingand makes their families multiply like flocks.
Hebrew Names Version
Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock.
King James Version
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
English Standard Version
but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
New Century Version
But he lifted the poor out of their suffering and made their families grow like flocks of sheep.
New English Translation
Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
Amplified Bible
Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
New American Standard Bible
But He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock.
World English Bible
Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.
Legacy Standard Bible
But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction,And makes his families like a flock.
Berean Standard Bible
But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
Contemporary English Version
When you are suffering and in need, he will come to your rescue, and your families will grow as fast as a herd of sheep.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the needy he raises up from their distress and increases their families like sheep.
Darby Translation
But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
George Lamsa Translation
He strengthens the poor and he multiplies their families like a flock.
Good News Translation
But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.
Lexham English Bible
But he protects the needy from misery, and he makes their families like a flock.
Literal Translation
But He raises the poor up from affliction, and He sets families like a flock.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe.
American Standard Version
Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him families like a flock.
Bible in Basic English
But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.
King James Version (1611)
Yet setteth he the poore on high from affliction: and maketh him families like a flocke.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yet he exalteth the poore out of miserie: and geueth him housholdes equall to flockes of cattell.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock.
English Revised Version
Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he helpide the pore man fro pouert; and settide meynees as a scheep bringynge forth lambren.
Update Bible Version
Yet he sets the needy on high from affliction, And makes [him] families like a flock.
Webster's Bible Translation
Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
New King James Version
Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
New Living Translation
But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
New Life Bible
But He lifts those in need out of their troubles. He makes their families grow like flocks.
New Revised Standard
but he raises up the needy out of distress, and makes their families like flocks.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
(106-41) And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.
Revised Standard Version
but he raises up the needy out of affliction, and makes their families like flocks.
Young's Literal Translation
And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock.

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

setteth: Psalms 113:7, Psalms 113:8, Ruth 4:14-17, 1 Samuel 2:8, Esther 8:15-17, Job 5:11, Job 8:7, Job 11:15-19, Job 42:10-12, Jeremiah 52:31-34, James 5:11

from: or, after

maketh: Psalms 78:52, Psalms 128:6, Genesis 23:5-7, Genesis 48:11, 1 Samuel 2:21, Job 21:11, Job 42:16, Proverbs 17:6, Isaiah 49:20-22

Reciprocal: Job 5:15 - he saveth Job 42:13 - General Psalms 68:6 - God Psalms 142:7 - the righteous Isaiah 25:4 - thou hast Isaiah 33:16 - shall dwell Luke 1:52 - put

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,.... On the other hand, the Lord sometimes exalteth men of low degree, raiseth men of mean extract and parentage, who have made a poor figure in life, to high places of honour, free from adversity and distress; as David from the sheepfold, and from following the ewes great with young, to be king of Israel. This may be applied to the saints and people of God, who for the most part are poor in purse, the poor of this world, whom he chooses, calls, and saves; poor knowledge, capacity, and gifts; poor as to their spiritual circumstances, having neither food nor clothing, nor money to buy either; poor in spirit, and sensible of it; and poor by reason of afflictions: these the Lord sets on high, sets them among the princes of his people, makes them kings and priests; sets them on Christ the Rock, who is higher than they, higher than the angels and than the heavens; sets them above the angels, their nature being advanced above theirs in Christ, and they being represented by him in heavenly places; and standing in the relation of sons to God, and of spouse and bride to Christ, and angels being their ministering servants; and ere long they will be set on thrones, and have a crown of glory, life, and righteousness, put upon them, and be possessed of an everlasting kingdom, and be out of the reach of affliction. They are not clear of it in this world; it is needful for them, they are appointed to it, and through it they must enter the kingdom; but then they will come out of all tribulation, and there will be no more pain, sorrow, and death: it may be rendered, "after affliction", after their time of affliction is over, then God will exalt and glorify them; see 1 Peter 5:10, this may respect the prosperity of the church in the latter day; see Daniel 7:27.

And maketh him families like a flock; that is, the Lord makes the poor families like a flock of sheep, so greatly does he increase them; this is a very apt figure that is here used, since the people of God are often compared to sheep, and to a flock of them; and these are creatures that greatly increase; and here it denotes the large number of the saints, as in the first times of the Gospel, both in Judea and in the Gentile world; and as it will be in the latter day, when they shall be multiplied and not be few, glorified and not be small; and that they should be branched out into families, or particular churches, which, like families, consist of children, young men, and fathers, of which Christ is master, and ministers stewards; so it has been from the beginning of the Gospel dispensation and will be much more so in the latter day, when the earth will be full of these families every where. The Targum introduces this verse thus,

"when they turn to the law he setteth, &c.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction - Margin, “after.” The sense is not materially different. The idea is, that while he thus humbles princes, bringing them down from their lofty position, he has respect to the poor in their condition of suffering and trial, and raises them from that depressed state, and gives them prosperity. Thus he orders the circumstances of people, and shows his sovereignty.

And maketh him families like flock - Numerous as a flock. Large families were accounted a blessing among the Hebrews. See the notes at Psalms 107:38.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 107:41. Yet setteth he the poor on high — This probably refers to the case of the Israelites and their restoration from captivity. But these are incidents which frequently occur, and mark the superintendence of a benign Providence, and the hand of a just God; and are applicable to a multitude of cases.


 
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