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Psalm 107:18 KJV
Psalms · chapter 107 · verse 18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.Psalm 107:18 · King James Version
Psalm 107:18 in context
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.
20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abhorrethtaʻâbto loatheH8581 →
- gatesshaʻaran openingH8179 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- meatʼôkelfoodH400 →
- nearnâgaʻproperly, to touchH5060 →
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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