Psalms 107:38
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Psalms 107:38 in other translations
| BSB | He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. |
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| WEB | He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease. |
| ASV | He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
| YLT | And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish. |
| DARBY | And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
| BBE | He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less. |
| Webster | He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
What does Psalms 107:38 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:33-41
33-41. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, &c.--God's providence is illustriously displayed in His influence on two great elements of human prosperity, the earth's productiveness and the powers of government. He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:33-43
What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explain this. If we look abroad in the world, we see many greatly increase, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. God has many…
Psalms 107:38 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 107:38
- Exodus 1:7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Deuteronomy 7:14
Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
- Psalms 128:1-6
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. …
- Deuteronomy 30:9
And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
- Psalms 144:13-14
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
- Deuteronomy 28:11
And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
- Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
- Deuteronomy 28:4
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
- Genesis 30:43
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- Jeremiah 30:19
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
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Context
- Psalms 107:37
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
- Psalms 107:38
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- Psalms 107:39
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
Psalms 107:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los bendice, y se multiplican en gran manera; y no disminuye sus bestias. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il les bénit, et ils se multiplient beaucoup; et il ne laisse pas diminuer leur bétail;… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er segnet sie, und sie mehren sich sehr, und ihres Viehes läßt er nicht wenig sein. |