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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 />Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, <i>being</i> bound in affliction and iron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were those who lived in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There were those who inhabited darkness and the shadow of death, Prisoners in affliction and irons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness, Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others sat in darkness and gloom — prisoners in cruel chains —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others sat in darkness and gloom— prisoners in cruel chains— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of you were prisoners suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who lived in the dark, in death's shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, being bound in affliction and iron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, "" Prisoners of affliction and of iron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound with affliction and iron.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:10>those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some lived in darkness and gloom, imprisoned in misery and chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in misery and in irons,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Those who sit in darkness and in the shadows of death, and are bound in poverty and in irons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>even</i> them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-10.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=13661" 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">9</span>For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Some sat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">in darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">and in the shadow of death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/615.htm" title="615: ’ă·sî·rê (N-mpc) -- A bondman, prisoner. From 'acar; bound, i.e. A captive.">prisoners</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘o·nî (N-ms) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">in affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: ū·ḇar·zel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">and chains,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.…<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="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8</a></span><br />And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9</a></span><br />to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Matthew 4:16</a></span><br />the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">2 Peter 2:17</a></span><br />These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></span><br />The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;</p><p class="hdg">such.</p><p class="hdg">as sit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-5.htm">Job 3:5</a></b></br> Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></b></br> The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Matthew 4:16</a></b></br> The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.</p><p class="hdg">bound</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Psalm 105:18</a></b></br> Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23,24</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/105-28.htm">Black</a> <a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/psalms/105-20.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/psalms/105-28.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/psalms/105-28.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Deepest</a> <a href="/psalms/94-17.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/psalms/22-3.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Irons</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/psalms/47-8.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/psalms/107-6.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Suffering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Black</a> <a href="/psalms/122-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Deepest</a> <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/psalms/107-16.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Irons</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/psalms/119-23.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/psalms/107-13.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/119-50.htm">Suffering</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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Darkness in biblical terms often symbolizes ignorance, sin, or separation from God. In the context of Israel's history, this could refer to periods of exile or captivity, such as the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were removed from their homeland and felt distant from God's presence. Darkness also represents the absence of divine guidance, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>, which speaks of people walking in darkness before seeing a great light, a prophecy often associated with the coming of Christ.<p><b>and in the shadow of death</b><br>The "shadow of death" is a metaphor for extreme danger or the threat of death, often used in the Psalms to describe a perilous situation. This phrase is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, where David speaks of walking through the valley of the shadow of death, yet fearing no evil because of God's presence. It suggests a place of deep despair and hopelessness, where deliverance seems impossible without divine intervention. This imagery can also be linked to the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the light overcoming darkness and death (<a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>).<p><b>prisoners in affliction and chains</b><br>This phrase highlights the condition of being bound or restricted, both physically and spiritually. Historically, this could refer to the Israelites' captivity under foreign powers, such as the Egyptians or Babylonians, where they were literally prisoners. Spiritually, it symbolizes the bondage of sin and the human condition without God's redemption. The imagery of chains is used throughout scripture to depict the constraints of sin (<a href="/romans/6-20.htm">Romans 6:20</a>) and the liberation found in Christ (<a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>). Jesus' mission is often seen as setting captives free, fulfilling prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, which He reads in <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>, declaring His purpose to release those in bondage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_captives.htm">The Captives</a></b><br>The verse refers to individuals who are metaphorically or literally imprisoned, experiencing darkness and affliction. This can symbolize both physical captivity and spiritual bondage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness_and_shadow_of_death.htm">Darkness and Shadow of Death</a></b><br>These terms describe a state of deep despair and hopelessness, often used in the Bible to depict spiritual or emotional turmoil.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chains.htm">Chains</a></b><br>Symbolic of the restrictions and limitations imposed by sin or external circumstances, representing a lack of freedom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_captivity.htm">Understanding Spiritual Captivity</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual bondage can manifest as sin, addiction, or emotional distress. Identifying these areas is the first step toward seeking God's deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_to_deliver.htm">God's Power to Deliver</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to break the chains of bondage, whether they are physical, emotional, or spiritual. His power is sufficient to bring light into the darkest situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledge that repentance is often necessary for liberation. Turning away from sin and toward God opens the door for His redemptive work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage believers to support one another in prayer and accountability, helping each other to break free from spiritual chains.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ.htm">Hope in Christ</a></b><br>Emphasize that no matter how deep the darkness, hope is found in Christ. He is the light that dispels darkness and brings freedom.<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/can_divine_intervention_end_imprisonment.htm">Psalm 107:10–16 – Could a literal imprisonment in darkness suddenly end through divine intervention, and if so, where is the historical documentation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'valley_of_death'.htm">What is the 'valley of the shadow of death'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_satan_loved_by_god.htm">Is Satan loved by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tenebrae_service_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tenebrae Service?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10-16) The prisoners.<p>(10) <span class= "bld">In darkness.</span>--A common synonym for a dungeon. (See <a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm" title="To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.">Isaiah 42:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm" title="That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.">Isaiah 49:9</a>, both of the exiles in Babylon; comp. <a href="/micah/7-8.htm" title="Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me.">Micah 7:8</a>.)<p>This description, applicable to prisons in all ages but the most modern, was especially suitable for those of the ancients, who admitted no light at all; <span class= "ital">e.g., </span>the Mamertine prison at Rome. Comp. Virgil, <span class= "ital">'n. </span>vi. 734:<p><span class= "ital">"</span>Neque auras<p>Dispiciunt clausae tenebris et carcere caeco."<p><span class= "bld">In affliction and iron.</span>--Both words are found also in <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm" title="Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:">Psalm 105:18</a>, but distributed into the two clauses of the verse--<span class= "ital">hurt, iron. </span>(Comp., too, <a href="/job/36-8.htm" title="And if they be bound in fetters, and be held in cords of affliction;">Job 36:8</a>, "bound in fetters and holden in cords of affliction.") The LXX. and Vulg. have "in poverty and in iron." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 10-16.</span> - There are others afflicted differently - struck down by some grievous calamity, imprisonment, earthly ruin, down fall of their hopes, a sense of their bondage to sin - who suffer perhaps even more than the dissatisfied wanderers. They too may cry to God in their trouble; and when they do, they experience his mercy. Let them join in the chorus of praise. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death</span> (comp. <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16</a>; <a href="/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8</a>). The expressions used are purposely vague, being intended to cover various sorts of misery. <span class="cmt_word">Being bound in affliction and iron</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "in an affliction which holds them like bands of iron" (comp. ver. 17). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-10.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">Some sat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֭שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֣שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in the shadow of death,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prisoners</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲסִירֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·sî·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bondman, prisoner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in misery</span><br /><span class="heb">עֳנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘o·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and chains,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַרְזֶֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:11" /></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>