King James Version
Psalms 107:2 in the King James Version says “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;”
Psalms 107:2 · KJV
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. south: Heb. sea
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Let the redeemed”
H1350to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“Let the redeemed”
H1350to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
“from the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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