Psalms 107:7
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Psalms 107:7 in other translations
| BSB | He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. |
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| WEB | He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in. |
| ASV | He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation. |
| YLT | And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation. |
| DARBY | And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. |
| BBE | Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place. |
| Webster | And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. |
What does Psalms 107:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:4-7
4-7. A graphic picture is given of the sufferings of those who from distant lands returned to Jerusalem; or, city of habitation--may mean the land of Palestine.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:1-9
In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from the bondage of Satan; who pass…
Psalms 107:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 107:7
- Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
- Hebrews 11:9-10
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- Ezra 8:21-23
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
- Psalms 77:20
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- Psalms 78:52
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
- Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
- Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
- Jeremiah 33:10-13
Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.
- Nehemiah 11:3
Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
- Isaiah 49:8-11
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
- Psalms 107:4
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
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Context
- Psalms 107:6
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
- Psalms 107:7
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
- Psalms 107:8
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms 107:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dirigiólos por camino derecho, para que viniesen á ciudad de población. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les conduisit dans un chemin droit, pour aller dans une ville habitable. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er leitete sie auf rechtem Wege, daß sie zu einer Wohnstadt gelangten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut liberentur dilecti tui. Salvum fac dextera tua, et exaudi me. |