Psalms 107 · Verse 42

Psalms 107:42

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Psalms 107:42, King James Version

Psalms 107:42 in other translations

BSBThe upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
WEBThe upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
ASVThe upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
YLTThe upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
DARBYThe upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
BBEThe upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
WebsterThe righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

What does Psalms 107:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:42-43
42-43. In this providential government, good men will rejoice, and the cavils of the wicked will be stopped (Job 5:16; Is 52:15), and all who take right views will appreciate God's unfailing mercy and unbounded love.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 The righteous shall see it - The wicked are as inconsiderate as they are obstinate and headstrong. And rejoice - To have such ample proofs that God ruleth in the earth, and that none that trust in him shall be desolate. All iniquity shall stop her mouth - God's judgments and mercies are so evident, and so distinctly marked, that atheism, infidelity, and irreligion are confounded, and the cause of error and falsehood has become hopeless. It was only the mouth that could do any thing; and that only by lies, calumnies, and blasphemies: but God closes this mouth, pours contempt upon the head and judgment upon the heart. This may also be applied to the case of the Israelttes and the Babylonians. The former, when they turned to God, became righteous; the latter were a personification of all iniquity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Psalms 107:42 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִרְא֣וּyir.'Uthey seeH7200
יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477
וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuso they may rejoiceH8055
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahunrighteousnessH5766
קָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahit shutsH7092
פִּֽיהָ\׃Pi.hamouth itsH6310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 107:42

  • Job 22:19

    The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Psalms 63:11

    But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Psalms 52:6

    The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

  • Job 5:15-16

    But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • Isaiah 66:10-11

    Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

  • Isaiah 66:14

    And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

  • Proverbs 10:11

    The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Psalms 58:10-11

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Exodus 11:7

    But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteous.
52:6; 58:10,11; Job 22:19; Isa 66:10,11,14
iniquity.
63:11; 112:10; Ex 11:7; Job 5:15,16; Pr 10:11; Ro 3:19

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Context

  • Psalms 107:41

    Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

  • Psalms 107:42

    The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • Psalms 107:43

    Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

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Psalms 107:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vean los rectos, y alégrense; y toda maldad cierre su boca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les hommes droits le verront et s’en réjouiront; et toute iniquité fermera sa bouche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Aufrichtigen werden es sehen und sich freuen, und alle Ungerechtigkeit wird ihren Mund verschließen.