Psalms 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Psalms 107:18 in other translations
| BSB | They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. |
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| WEB | Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. |
| ASV | Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death. |
| YLT | All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death, |
| DARBY | Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death: |
| BBE | They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death. |
| Webster | Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death. |
What does Psalms 107:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:17-22
17-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawing
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:17-22
If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing…
Psalms 107:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 107:18
- Psalms 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
- Psalms 88:3
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
- Job 33:19-22
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
- Isaiah 38:10
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- Job 38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 33:19-22
and they.
9:13; 88:3; Isa 38:10
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Context
- Psalms 107:17
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- Psalms 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
- Psalms 107:19
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
Psalms 107:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Su alma abominó toda vianda, y llegaron hasta las puertas de la muerte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Leur âme abhorre toute nourriture, et ils touchent aux portes de la mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihre Seele verabscheut jede Speise, und sie kommen bis an die Pforten des Todes. |