Scripture Reading

Ps.107.33-Ps.107.43

Ps.107.33-Ps.107.43

Ps.107.33

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

Ps.107.33

GOD turned rivers into wasteland, springs of water into sunbaked mud;

Ps.107.33

He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,

Ps.107.33

He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;

Ps.107.33

He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry land.

Ps.107.34

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

Ps.107.34

Luscious orchards became alkali flats because of the evil of the people who lived there.

Ps.107.34

and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Ps.107.34

A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Ps.107.34

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

Ps.107.35

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

Ps.107.35

Then he changed wasteland into fresh pools of water, arid earth into springs of water,

Ps.107.35

He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;

Ps.107.35

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.

Ps.107.35

But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into flowing springs.

Ps.107.36

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

Ps.107.36

Brought in the hungry and settled them there; they moved in--what a great place to live!

Ps.107.36

there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.

Ps.107.36

There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

Ps.107.36

He brings the hungry to settle there and build their cities.

Ps.107.37

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

Ps.107.37

They sowed the fields, they planted vineyards, they reaped a bountiful harvest.

Ps.107.37

They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;

Ps.107.37

And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

Ps.107.37

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.

Ps.107.38

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

Ps.107.38

He blessed them and they prospered greatly; their herds of cattle never decreased.

Ps.107.38

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

Ps.107.38

He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.

Ps.107.38

How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of cattle increase.

Ps.107.39

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

Ps.107.39

But abuse and evil and trouble declined

Ps.107.39

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

Ps.107.39

When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction and sorrow,

Ps.107.39

When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

Ps.107.40

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

Ps.107.40

as he heaped scorn on princes and sent them away. He gave the poor a safe place to live,

Ps.107.40

he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.

Ps.107.40

He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

Ps.107.40

the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

Ps.107.41

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Ps.107.41

treated their clans like well-cared-for sheep.

Ps.107.41

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.

Ps.107.41

Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

Ps.107.41

But he rescues the poor from their distress and increases their families like vast flocks of sheep.

Ps.107.42

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Ps.107.42

Good people see this and are glad; bad people are speechless, stopped in their tracks.

Ps.107.42

The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

Ps.107.42

The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.

Ps.107.42

The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are stricken silent.

Ps.107.43

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Ps.107.43

If you are really wise, you'll think this over--it's time you appreciated GOD's deep love. A David prayer

Ps.107.43

Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.

Ps.107.43

Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Ps.107.43

Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.