Psalm 107:4 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;

NIV: Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.

NASB: They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

CSB: Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live.

NLT: Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.

KJV: They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

NKJV: They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

Psalm 107:1–9 calls on God's people to offer praise. This is a response to the Lord's many examples of intervention. The examples may be general, but some suggest the song was written during or about the exile in Babylon (Jeremiah 29:14). The first example of the Lord's love are people struggling to survive in the desert. God directed them to a place where they could live.

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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