King James Version

What Does Psalms 107:37 Mean?

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

Context

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.

39

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**46. caterpillar--**the Hebrew name, from its voracity, and that of-- **locust--**from its multitude.

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

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Theological Significance

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