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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 />They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce an abundant harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You can plant fields and vineyards that produce a good harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get them fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They plant in fields and vineyards that produce crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, "" And they make fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall sow fields and plant vineyards, and they will make fruits of produce.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:37>And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They sowed fields and planted vineyards, brought in an abundant harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And sow the fields and plant vineyards, and eat of the fruits thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They sowed the fields and they planted vineyards and they ate from the fruit of their crops.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And sow fields, and plant vineyards, Which yield fruits of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-37.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=13825" 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">36</span>He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2232.htm" title="2232: way·yiz·rə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To sow, scatter seed. A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.">They sow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: ḏō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: way·yiṭ·ṭə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">and plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">that yield</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pə·rî (N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">a fruitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: ṯə·ḇū·’āh (N-fs) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">harvest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.…<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/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a></span><br />But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a></span><br />Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4-5</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a></span><br />Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-9</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-29.htm">Ezekiel 36:29-30</a></span><br />I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you. / I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Mark 4:8</a></span><br />Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a></span><br />The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Luke 8:15</a></span><br />But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-14</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. / I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35-38</a></span><br />Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. / For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.</p><p class="hdg">sow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30</a></b></br> And this <i>shall be</i> a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat <i>this</i> year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5</a></b></br> Build ye houses, and dwell <i>in them</i>; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Jeremiah 31:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat <i>them</i> as common things.</p><p class="hdg">which may</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a></b></br> Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a></b></br> The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/105-44.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/psalms/85-12.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/psalms/85-12.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/psalms/106-27.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/132-6.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/psalms/115-14.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-16.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/matthew/13-4.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Yielded</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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Sowing fields is a common biblical metaphor for investing effort and expecting a return, as seen in the parable of the sower (<a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Matthew 13:3-9</a>). The act of sowing also reflects obedience to God's command to work the land, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15</a>. The imagery of sowing fields can be seen as a representation of spiritual labor, where believers are called to sow seeds of faith and righteousness.<p><b>and plant vineyards</b><br>Vineyards were significant in Israelite culture, symbolizing prosperity, blessing, and God's provision. The planting of vineyards is often associated with peace and stability, as it requires time and care to produce fruit. In <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, the vineyard is used as a metaphor for Israel, illustrating God's care and expectation of righteousness. Vineyards also point to the abundance of God's blessings, as seen in the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a>). The imagery of vineyards is further connected to Jesus, who refers to Himself as the true vine in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>.<p><b>that yield a fruitful harvest</b><br>A fruitful harvest signifies God's blessing and faithfulness in providing for His people. In the biblical context, a bountiful harvest was seen as a direct result of God's favor and the people's obedience to His commandments (<a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-5</a>). The concept of a fruitful harvest is also a metaphor for spiritual fruitfulness, as believers are called to bear fruit in keeping with repentance (<a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a>) and to produce the fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). This phrase underscores the principle of reaping what one sows, both physically and spiritually, as emphasized in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Psalms, often reflecting on their relationship with God and His provision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fields_and_vineyards.htm">Fields and Vineyards</a></b><br>Symbolic of agricultural life in ancient Israel, representing sustenance, prosperity, and God's blessing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a></b><br>A time of gathering crops, symbolizing God's provision and the results of faithful labor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_blessing.htm">God's Provision and Blessing</a></b><br>God is the ultimate provider, and His blessings are evident in the fruitful harvests of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_labor.htm">Faithful Labor</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites sowed fields and planted vineyards, we are called to work diligently in our spiritual and physical lives, trusting God for the increase.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_harvest.htm">Spiritual Harvest</a></b><br>Beyond physical crops, this verse encourages us to consider the spiritual harvest in our lives, urging us to sow seeds of faith, love, and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>While human effort is necessary, the ultimate success of our endeavors depends on God's blessing and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_stewardship.htm">Gratitude and Stewardship</a></b><br>Recognizing God's role in our prosperity should lead us to gratitude and responsible stewardship of the resources He provides.<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/how_does_faith_in_god_shape_plans.htm">How can committing to the Lord establish your plans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_find_rest_from_my_burdens.htm">How should we care for widows according to scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_the_psalmist_with_evildoers.htm">(Psalm 26:9-10) Why would a just God punish the psalmist alongside evildoers if everyone is equally flawed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_denominationalism.htm">What is gleaning in the Bible?</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 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And sow the fields; literally, and sow fields</span> - the first act of a settled population. <span class="cmt_word">And plant vineyards</span>. The second act in a wine-producing country. Bread and wine were recognized in the East as the prime necessaries of life (see <a href="/genesis/14-18.htm">Genesis 14:18</a>; <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Judges 9:13</a>; <a href="/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-19.htm">2 Samuel 6:19</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Nehemiah 5:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>; <a href="/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Which may yield fruits of increase</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and get them</span>; literally, <span class="accented">make them</span>. The expression, "fruits of increase," points to the abundance of the harvest and vintage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-37.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">They sow</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּזְרְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·rə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fields</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֭דוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plant</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּטְּע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṭ·ṭə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">כְרָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that yield</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יַּעֲשׂ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fruitful</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harvest.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְבֽוּאָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḇū·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:37 Sow fields plant vineyards and reap (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:38" /></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>