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Psalms 107:40 Interlinear

“He poureth contempt upon princes and causeth them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way”

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Psalms 107 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ	H8210	He poureth	to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
2	בּ֭וּז	H937	contempt	disrespect
3	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4	נְדִיבִ֑ים	H5081	upon princes	properly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
5	וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם	H8582	and causeth them to wander	to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
6	בְּתֹ֣הוּ	H8414	in the wilderness	a desolation (of surface), i.e., desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
7	לֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	דָֽרֶךְ׃	H1870	where there is no way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

Psalms 107:40 (current)He poureth contempt upon princes and causeth them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way