Psalms 107:38
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- KJV
- He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- WEB
- He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
- ASV
- He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- DARBY
- And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- BLB
- And He blesses them and they multiply exceedingly, and their cattle He does not let diminish.
- ÅB
- Og han velsignet dem, og de ble meget tallrike, og av fe gav han dem ikke lite.
- OTB
- Han velsigner dem også, og de blir mange,
Og han lar ikke deres buskap minke. - B1930
- Og han velsignet dem, og de blev meget tallrike, og av fe gav han dem ikke lite.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 1:7
but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Read in contextGenesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Read in contextGenesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:14
You will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock.
Read in contextPsalms 128:1–6
Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
Read in contextDeuteronomy 30:9
So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,
Read in contextPsalms 144:13–14
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:11
The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
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