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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 />because they rebelled against God&#8217s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because they had rebelled against the words of God And rejected the plan of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because they had rebelled against the words of God, And spurned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against God&#8217s commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because you had rebelled against God Most High and refused his advice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because they had rebelled against God's words and had despised the advice given by the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they changed the saying of God, "" And despised the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they embittered the sayings of God, and they despised the counsel of the Most High:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:11>For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against God’s word, and scorned the counsel of the Most High, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because they murmured against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they bitterly provoked the Word of God and rejected the counsel of The Highest<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-11.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=13667" 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">10</span>Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: him·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">they rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561: ’im·rê- (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From 'amar; something said.">against the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5006.htm" title="5006: nā·’ā·ṣū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To spurn, treat with contempt. A primitive root; to scorn; or by interchange for nuwts, to bloom.">and despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">the counsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">of the Most High.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.…<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/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></span><br />Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a></span><br />You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-48.htm">John 12:48</a></span><br />There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Psalm 68:6,18</a></b></br> God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry <i>land</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43</a></b></br> Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked <i>him</i> with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10,11</a></b></br> But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, <i>and</i> he fought against them… </p><p class="hdg">contemned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24</a></b></br> Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me <i>to</i> glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7-9</a></b></br> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, <i>and</i> lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Psalm 119:24</a></b></br> Thy testimonies also <i>are</i> my delight <i>and</i> my counsellers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/psalms/102-20.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Contemned</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/105-45.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Spurned</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/126-4.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Contemned</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/119-141.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/111-7.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-30.htm">Spurned</a> <a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Words</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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The Israelites frequently turned away from God's commandments, as seen in the wilderness wanderings (<a href="/numbers/14-9.htm">Numbers 14:9</a>) and during the period of the Judges (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>). Rebellion against God's word is not merely disobedience but a rejection of His authority and wisdom. This rebellion often led to consequences such as exile or oppression, as seen in the Babylonian captivity (<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a>). The phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's word, which is a central tenet of faith and practice.<p><b>and despised the counsel of the Most High</b><br>Despising the counsel of the Most High indicates a willful disregard for God's guidance and wisdom. The term "Most High" emphasizes God's supreme authority and sovereignty, a title used to denote His ultimate power (<a href="/genesis/14-18.htm">Genesis 14:18-20</a>). This phrase suggests a deeper level of contempt, not just ignoring but actively rejecting divine guidance. Historically, this can be seen in the actions of kings like Saul, who disregarded God's instructions through the prophet Samuel (<a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a>). The wisdom literature, particularly Proverbs, frequently warns against despising wisdom and instruction (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). This rejection of divine counsel is contrasted with the life of Jesus Christ, who perfectly submitted to the Father's will (<a href="/john/5-30.htm">John 5:30</a>), serving as the ultimate example of obedience and reverence for God's counsel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rebellious_people.htm">The Rebellious People</a></b><br>This refers to those who have turned away from God's commands and guidance. In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Psalm 107</a>, these are individuals who have experienced distress due to their rebellion but are given the opportunity for redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing divine authority and wisdom. God’s words and counsel are depicted as the ultimate truth and guidance for life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and sovereignty over all creation. It highlights the gravity of rebelling against His counsel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_words_of_god.htm">The Words of God</a></b><br>This refers to the divine instructions and commandments given to guide humanity. In the Hebrew context, "words" (devarim) often imply not just spoken words but also decrees and promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_counsel_of_the_most_high.htm">The Counsel of the Most High</a></b><br>This represents God's wisdom and guidance, which is meant to lead people in the right path. The Hebrew word for "counsel" (etzah) suggests advice or purpose, indicating a divine plan for well-being.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to distress and suffering. Recognizing the consequences of turning away from God's words is crucial for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_divine_counsel.htm">The Importance of Divine Counsel</a></b><br>God's counsel is designed for our benefit. Embracing His guidance leads to a fulfilling and purposeful life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite rebellion, God offers redemption. Turning back to Him brings restoration and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>God's words are authoritative and trustworthy. They should be the foundation of our decisions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride often leads to despising God's counsel. Humility is essential to receive and follow divine guidance.<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/what_does_'god_is_in_control'_mean.htm">What does 'God is in control' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_excel_in_everything_we_do.htm">Where can wise counsel be found?</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/how_does_isaiah_30_9-11_show_god's_patience.htm">How does Isaiah 30:9-11 align with other biblical passages on God's patience when it represents the people as refusing to hear truth?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Contemned.</span>--This word is an old Mosaic designation for the <span class= "ital">provocation </span>offered by the chosen people (<a href="/numbers/14-11.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them?">Numbers 14:11</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-23.htm" title="Surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:">Numbers 14:23</a>), as well as for the <span class= "ital">abhorrence </span>shown by Jehovah for their sin (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm" title="And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.">Deuteronomy 32:19</a>). Certainly this verse is more closely applicable to violation of the Theocratic relations of Israel to Jehovah than of heathen opposition to God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because they rebelled against the words of God.</span> Such deep affliction as is here spoken of scarcely ever comes upon any but those who have offended God by resisting his will. <span class="cmt_word">And contemned the counsel of the most High</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/1-25.htm">Proverbs 1:25</a>). The "counsel of God" is the course of conduct which he has prescribed to man, whether through the reason and conscience that he has implanted in him, or through his revealed Word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-11.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">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they rebelled</span><br /><span class="heb">הִמְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(him·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against the words</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_561.htm">Strong's 561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something said</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and despised</span><br /><span class="heb">נָאָֽצוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·’ā·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5006.htm">Strong's 5006: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, treat with contempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the counsel</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Advice, plan, prudence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Most High.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶלְי֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:11 Because they rebelled against the words (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:12" /></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>