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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 />there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He has the hungry live there, So that they may establish an inhabited city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And there He causes the hungry to inhabit, So that they may establish an inhabited city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city of habitation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There he settles those who are hungry, and they build cities to live in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He causes the hungry to dwell there, "" And they prepare a city of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will he cause the hungering to dwell, and they shall prepare a city of dwelling;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:36>And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And settled the hungry there; they built a city to live in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And there he lets the hungry live, and they establish a town to live in;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may build villages and settle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He makes the hungry to dwell there and they have built cities and have dwelt in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, And they establish a city of habitation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-36.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=13819" 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">35</span>He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7457.htm" title="7457: rə·‘ê·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Hungry. From ra'eb; hungry.">He causes the hungry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yō·wō·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to settle</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: way·ḵō·wn·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">that they may establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">a city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·wō·šāḇ (N-ms) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">in which to dwell.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.…<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/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a></span><br />I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Isaiah 55:13</a></span><br />Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15-16</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. / Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a></span><br />Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Ezekiel 34:27</a></span><br />The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.<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="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Jeremiah 33:12-13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. / In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Genesis 26:22</a></span><br />He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Exodus 23:10-11</a></span><br />For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce, / but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.<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="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">2 Kings 19:29</a></span><br />And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;</p><p class="hdg">there he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7</a></b></br> Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></b></br> He hath put down the mighty from <i>their</i> seats, and exalted them of low degree.</p><p class="hdg">a city</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Psalm 107:7</a></b></br> And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></b></br> And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/107-28.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/102-17.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/108-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/119-152.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/132-5.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/psalms/116-2.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Themselves</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/107.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/107.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He causes the hungry to settle there</b><br>This phrase highlights God's providence and care for those in need. The "hungry" can be understood both literally and spiritually, representing those who are in physical need and those who are spiritually seeking. In biblical history, God often provided for His people in times of need, such as when He provided manna for the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16). The act of causing the hungry to settle suggests a divine intervention where God leads people to a place of sustenance and stability. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a provider and sustainer, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."<p><b>that they may establish a city</b><br>The establishment of a city signifies a transition from wandering or instability to permanence and community. In ancient times, cities were centers of security, culture, and economic activity. The biblical narrative often contrasts the nomadic life of the patriarchs with the settled life in the Promised Land. The idea of establishing a city can also be seen as a fulfillment of God's promises, such as the promise to Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a type of the New Jerusalem, the ultimate city of God described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>, where God's people will dwell eternally.<p><b>in which to dwell</b><br>Dwelling implies a sense of belonging and rest. In the biblical context, dwelling in a city provided protection and a sense of community. This phrase echoes the biblical promise of God providing a place for His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Deuteronomy 12:10</a>, where God promises to give His people rest from their enemies and a place to dwell. Spiritually, this can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's rest in Christ, who provides ultimate security and peace. Jesus' promise in <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a>, where He speaks of preparing a place for His followers, resonates with this idea of dwelling in a secure and eternal home.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hungry.htm">The Hungry</a></b><br>Represents those in need, both physically and spiritually. In the context of the Psalm, they are those who have been wandering and are now provided for by God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Symbolizes a place of stability, community, and provision. It is a place where the previously wandering and hungry can find rest and establish their lives.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The event of God providing for the hungry and allowing them to establish a city is central. It highlights God's role as a provider and sustainer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_physical_and_spiritual_needs.htm">God's Provision for Physical and Spiritual Needs</a></b><br>God is attentive to the needs of His people, providing both physical sustenance and spiritual fulfillment. We can trust Him to meet our needs in His timing and way.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>Establishing a city signifies the importance of community and fellowship. As believers, we are called to build and be part of communities that reflect God's love and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The process of moving from hunger to settlement requires patience and trust in God's timing. We are encouraged to remain faithful and hopeful during times of waiting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_transformation.htm">God's Faithfulness in Transformation</a></b><br>God transforms desolate situations into places of abundance and stability. This transformation is a testament to His faithfulness and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_hunger_and_fulfillment.htm">Spiritual Hunger and Fulfillment</a></b><br>Just as God provides for physical hunger, He also satisfies spiritual hunger. We are invited to seek Him earnestly and find fulfillment in His presence.<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/evidence_for_psalm_79_1-3_desecration.htm">Is there archaeological evidence confirming the large-scale desecration described in Psalm 79:1-3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_god_freeing_captives_in_history.htm">In Psalm 146:7, where is the historical or archaeological proof of God literally freeing captives?</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 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there he maketh the hungry to dwell</span>. God gives the laud, which he has thus blessed, to some previously famishing people; as he did Canaan to Israel after they had had but scant fare in the wilderness. <span class="cmt_word">That they may prepare a city for habitation</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and they prepare</span>. It is naturally their first thought to prepare themselves a settled dwelling-place (comp. <a href="/genesis/4-17.htm">Genesis 4:17</a>; <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/25-16.htm">Genesis 25:16</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-36.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 causes the hungry</span><br /><span class="heb">רְעֵבִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·‘ê·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7457.htm">Strong's 7457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to settle</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·wō·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that they may establish</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḵō·wn·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to dwell.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשָֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-36.htm">Psalm 107:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:36 There he makes the hungry live that (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:37" /></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>