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Psalm 107:17 KJV

Psalms · chapter 107 · verse 17

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.Psalm 107:17 · King James Version

Psalm 107:17 in context

15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

19Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

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Commentary

Bodily sickness is another of the calamities of this life which gives us an opportunity of experiencing the goodness of God in recovering us, and of that the psalmist speaks in these verses, where we may observe, I. That we, by our sins, bring sickness upon ourselves and then it is our duty to pray, Psa 107:17-19. 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-22

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