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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/107.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, <i>where there is</i> no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness <i>where there is</i> no way;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt upon noblemen And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He pours contempt upon princes, And makes them wander in a pathless waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He pours contempt upon nobles And makes them wander in a pathless void.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt on princes And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the LORD will take revenge on those who conquer you, and he will make them wander across desert sands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He poured contempt on their influential people and made them stumble around in a pathless desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He is pouring contempt on nobles, "" And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He poured out contempt upon the nobles, and he will cause them to wander in a waste of not a way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:40>Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Where they were diminished and brought low through misery and cruel oppression. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He casts evil upon Rulers and makes them wander in a trackless waste without a road.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13842" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šō·p̄êḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">He pours out</a> <a href="/hebrew/937.htm" title="937: būz (N-ms) -- Contempt. From buwz; disrespect.">contempt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5081.htm" title="5081: nə·ḏî·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Inclined, generous, noble. From nadab; properly, voluntary, i.e. Generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee.">the nobles</a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: way·yaṯ·‘êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">and makes them wander</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">in a trackless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: bə·ṯō·hū (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">wasteland.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-21.htm">Job 12:21</a></span><br />He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a></span><br />He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Isaiah 40:23</a></span><br />He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-25.htm">Daniel 4:25</a></span><br />You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-32.htm">Daniel 4:32</a></span><br />You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a></span><br />He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a></span><br />Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Isaiah 29:19</a></span><br />The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a></span><br />Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.</p><p class="hdg">poureth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-21.htm">Job 12:21,24</a></b></br> He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8,9</a></b></br> Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning <i>city</i>, whose merchants <i>are</i> princes, whose traffickers <i>are</i> the honourable of the earth? … </p><p class="hdg">contempt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66</a></b></br> And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Exodus 8:3,17,24</a></b></br> And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24-26</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them… </p><p class="hdg">causeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4</a></b></br> They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a></b></br> He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness <i>where there is</i> no way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Jeremiah 13:15-18</a></b></br> Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken… </p><p class="hdg">wilderness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/107-3.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/83-11.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Pathless</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Pouring</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Trackless</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Vacancy</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-22.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/psalms/112-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/111-6.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/113-8.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Pathless</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Pouring</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-19.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/113-8.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Trackless</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Vacancy</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-3.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/136-16.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical history, God often judged leaders who were prideful or unjust, as seen with Pharaoh in Exodus or Nebuchadnezzar in <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a>. The term "nobles" refers to those with social or political power, and the "contempt" signifies divine disapproval and judgment. This aligns with the biblical theme that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The imagery of pouring out suggests an abundant and decisive action, reflecting God's ability to overturn human hierarchies.<p><b>and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland</b><br>This part of the verse evokes the imagery of disorientation and desolation, reminiscent of the Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness due to their disobedience (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>). The "trackless wasteland" symbolizes a place without direction or provision, underscoring the consequences of pride and rebellion against God. It also serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness and the futility of relying on human wisdom apart from God. The wandering of the nobles can be seen as a reversal of fortune, where those who once had power and direction are now lost and aimless, echoing the biblical principle that God can bring down the mighty from their thrones (<a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nobles.htm">Nobles</a></b><br>In the context of this verse, "nobles" refers to those in positions of power and authority. The Hebrew word used here can denote leaders or princes who are often seen as wise and influential.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/trackless_wasteland.htm">Trackless Wasteland</a></b><br>This phrase symbolizes a place of desolation and confusion. It represents a state of being lost without direction, both physically and spiritually.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The event described is an act of divine intervention where God humbles the proud and powerful, demonstrating His control over human affairs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_human_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Human Authority</a></b><br>God is the ultimate authority and can humble even the most powerful leaders. We should trust in His control over all earthly powers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to downfall. We must remain humble and recognize our dependence on God, avoiding the arrogance that leads to spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_direction_in_life's_wastelands.htm">Spiritual Direction in Life's Wastelands</a></b><br>When we find ourselves in a "trackless wasteland," we should seek God's guidance. He provides direction and purpose even in the most confusing times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_power.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and status are temporary. Our focus should be on eternal values and serving God's kingdom rather than seeking worldly prestige.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_107.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 107</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_desert_wandering_in_history.htm">Psalm 107:4-5 - Is there any concrete historical or archaeological evidence for wandering in desert wastes with no city to dwell in?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_divine_judgment_turning_lands_barren.htm">Psalm 107:33-34 - Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_40_7-8_and_nt_views_on_jesus_align.htm">Psalm 40:7-8 - The psalmist speaks of fulfilling what is written in the scroll; how does this align--or conflict--with later New Testament interpretations that apply these verses to Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_40_6_downplay_sacrifices.htm">Psalm 40:6 - Why does this verse downplay the role of sacrifices and offerings, seemingly contradicting other Old Testament passages that emphasize the necessity of animal sacrifices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He poureth contempt upon princes</span>. A direct quotation from <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Job 12:21</a>, but not therefore to be regarded as spurious, since the sacred writers often quote one another, and the psalmists especially are very much in the habit of citing, or referring to Job (see, in this very psalm, besides the present passage, vers. 10, 18 (<span class="accented">bis</span>), 20, 34, 41, and 42). <span class="cmt_word">And causeth them to wander in the wilderness</span>; rather, a <span class="accented">wilderness</span> (comp. <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a>). Where there is <span class="cmt_word">no way</span>. "Wandering in a wilder ness without a way denotes helpless embarrassment" (Hengstenberg). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He pours</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">contempt</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֭וּז</span> <span class="translit">(būz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disrespect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nobles</span><br /><span class="heb">נְדִיבִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḏî·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5081.htm">Strong's 5081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and makes them wander</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaṯ·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pathless</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wasteland.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתֹ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:40 He pours contempt on princes and causes (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>