Psalms 107:41 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction - Margin, “after.” The sense is not materially different. The idea is, that while he thus humbles...

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psa...

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the poor . a needy one. Hebrew. 'ebyon. See note on Proverbs 6:11 . from . after.

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. Yet setteth he the poor on high - This probably refers to th...

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Book 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. T...

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Like a flock. — This figure of a rapid increase of population is also borrowed from Job 21:11 .

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering...

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the “Loving-Kindnesses of the Lord” Psalms 107:33-43 The measure changes here. From Psalms 107:33 the psalmist drops the refrain and describe...

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes,...

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

From the wonders of redeeming grace upon the mighty waters, the Psalmist makes a transition to the dry and barren land of the wilderness, whence he t...

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction ,.... On the other hand, the Lord sometimes exalteth men of low degree, raiseth men of mean extract...

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like a flock. Ver. 41. Yet setteth he the poor ] The godly poor, as he...

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Wonders of Divine Providence.       33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,...

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Yet setteth he the poor on high: and whilst he bringeth down great potentates, at the same time he advanceth those who were obscure and contemptibl...

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion...

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 107:33-34 . He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; a fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness o...

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the mu...

The Biblical Illustrator

He turneth rivers into a wilderness. God’s management of man upon the earth I. It involves great revolutions. 1. In the secular department (...

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances (...

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The final paragraph refers to such as are suffering under misrule and tyranny.

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Yet setteth He the poor on high from affliction, far from the reach of suffering, and maketh him families like a flock, this feature occurring time...