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Psalm 107:36 KJV
Psalms · chapter 107 · verse 36
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;Psalm 107:36 · King James Version
Psalm 107:36 in context
34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preparekûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- hungryrâʻêbhungryH7457 →
- dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
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The psalmist, having given God the glory of the providential reliefs granted to persons in distress, here gives him the glory of the revolutions of providence, and the surprising changes it sometimes makes in the affairs of the children of men. I. He gives some instances of these revolutions. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-43