Psalm 107:39 - Printer Friendly

ESV: When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

NIV: Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

NASB: When they become few and lowly Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,

CSB: When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow,

NLT: When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

KJV: Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

NKJV: When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

Psalm 107:33–43 relates several more instances of how God works for the good of His people. This can involve God punishing enemies with drought or blessing the hungry and poor with prosperity. The Lord brings judgment on the powerful and evil but supports the needs of the needy. Understanding these examples should lead a follower of God to a deeper appreciation of the Lord's loyal, merciful love.

Those whom God has rescued from trouble should worship Him for their salvation. The Lord's intervention has saved people from harsh environments, imprisonment, dangers of travel, famine, and oppression. Seeing those rescues should lead people to appreciate God's deep and loyal love.

The section often called "Book Five" of the Psalms begins here. A do other songs (Psalm 9:11; 29:2; 30:4; 99:5), this one calls on the people to praise God. Using several examples, the psalmist points out that Israel should be worshipping God; this is proper thanks for His work on behalf of Israel. Some references within the psalm suggest events surrounding the Babylonian exile (Jeremiah 29:14).

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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