King James Version

What Does Psalms 107:36 Mean?

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

Context

34

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. barrenness: Heb. saltiness

35

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings .

36

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

37

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

38

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
45. The dog-fly or the mosquito.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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