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they found no city to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness along the way of the wasteland; They did not find an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region; And did not find a way to an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.<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 lost in the scorching desert, far from a town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no 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 />They wandered around the desert on a deserted road without finding an inhabited city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to 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 />They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to 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 />They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no 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 />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no 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 />They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no 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 />They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, "" They have not found 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 /> They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will wander in the desert in a waste; the way of a city of dwelling they found not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of 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 106:4>They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some had lost their way in a barren desert; found no path toward 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 />Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They were lost in the wilderness in a place without water; they found not the right way to an inhabited town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they were lost in the wilderness of the deserts and they did not find the road of an inhabited city.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-4.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=13626" 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">3</span>and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: tā·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">Some wandered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ḇam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/3452.htm" title="3452: bî·šî·mō·wn (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Waste, wilderness. From yasham; a desolation.">wastelands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">finding</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">path</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to 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">5</span>They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.…<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="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Deuteronomy 32:10</a></span><br />He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a></span><br />They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33</a></span><br />Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Isaiah 63:13</a></span><br />who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35-36</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Lamentations 3:9</a></span><br />He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a></span><br />He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a></span><br />Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19-21</a></span><br />You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4</a></span><br />“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-9</a></span><br />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="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a></span><br />And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.</p><p class="hdg">wandered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40</a></b></br> He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, <i>where there is</i> no way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14-16</a></b></br> And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave <i>it</i> unto Hagar, putting <i>it</i> on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33</a></b></br> And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.</p><p class="hdg">they found.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/36-26.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/94-17.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Region</a> <a href="/psalms/102-28.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Solitary</a> <a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Wastelands</a> <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/119-162.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Region</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Solitary</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Wastelands</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The desert wastelands symbolize a place of desolation and testing, reflecting the spiritual and physical challenges faced by God's people. The wilderness experience is a recurring theme in Scripture, representing times of trial and reliance on God's provision (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-3</a>). The wandering also alludes to the human condition of spiritual lostness and the need for divine guidance, as seen in the parable of the lost sheep (<a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a>).<p><b>finding no path</b><br>The lack of a path signifies confusion and aimlessness, highlighting the need for divine direction. In biblical times, paths or roads were crucial for travel and trade, and their absence would mean isolation and danger. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, where trust in the Lord is emphasized for making one's paths straight. The absence of a path also points to the spiritual blindness and lostness of humanity without God's revelation and guidance.<p><b>to a city in which to dwell</b><br>Cities in biblical times were centers of security, community, and provision. The longing for a city reflects the human desire for stability and belonging. This phrase can be connected to the concept of the "city of God," a place of ultimate refuge and peace, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-4</a>, where the New Jerusalem is described. The search for a city also typifies the believer's journey towards the heavenly city, a theme explored in <a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a>, where Abraham is said to look forward to a city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wanderers.htm">The Wanderers</a></b><br>These are individuals or groups who find themselves lost, both physically and spiritually, in a barren and desolate place. They symbolize those who are searching for meaning, direction, and a place of belonging.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/desert_wastelands.htm">Desert Wastelands</a></b><br>This refers to the literal and metaphorical barren places in life. In the Hebrew context, the desert often symbolizes a place of testing, trial, and dependence on God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/city_to_dwell_in.htm">City to Dwell In</a></b><br>Represents a place of safety, community, and rest. In biblical terms, a city often symbolizes security and provision, contrasting with the desolation of the desert.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_desolation.htm">Dependence on God in Desolation</a></b><br>Just as the wanderers in the desert had to rely on God for guidance and provision, we must trust Him in our own times of spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_belonging.htm">The Search for Belonging</a></b><br>Our spiritual journey often involves searching for a place of belonging and rest. This search is ultimately fulfilled in Christ and the community of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_and_provision.htm">God's Guidance and Provision</a></b><br>Even when we feel lost, God provides a path and a place for us. We must seek His guidance through prayer and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_deserts_as_growth_opportunities.htm">Spiritual Deserts as Growth Opportunities</a></b><br>Times of wandering can be opportunities for spiritual growth and deeper reliance on God. Embrace these times as part of God's refining process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_eternal_rest.htm">The Promise of Eternal Rest</a></b><br>Our ultimate hope is in the eternal city, the New Jerusalem, where we will find everlasting rest and fellowship with God.<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/what_defines_spiritual_emptiness.htm">What defines spiritual emptiness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_divine_judgment_turning_lands_barren.htm">Psalm 107:33-34 - Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_still_perform_miracles_today.htm">Who serves the Lord with unwavering devotion and faith?</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>(4-9) The wanderers.<p>(4) <span class= "bld">They.</span>--It seems more natural to understand the subject of the verb <span class= "ital">wandered </span>from the preceding clauses, than to supply a general subject, <span class= "ital">they; </span>but this is by no means a certain interpretation. It depends on the view we take of the poem. (See Introduction.)<p><span class= "bld">A solitary way.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in a desert track. </span>(Comp. <a href="/acts/8-26.htm" title="And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.">Acts 8:26</a>.) There is a grammatical difficulty, but this does not affect the general intention of the verse. Whether it represents an historical fact, or merely draws an imaginary picture, the reference to the dangers of Eastern travel is equally clear and distinct.<p><span class= "bld">City to dwell in.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">city of habitation, </span>as rendered in <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm" title="And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.">Psalm 107:7</a>.<p>"Boundless and bare<p>The lone and level sands stretch far away."--SHELLEY.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-9.</span> - The form is historical, but the intention is to describe a recurrent event. Men from time to time wander - lose their way - either literally, or in the wilderness of life, grow faint and weary, and are ready to perish. But if they cry to God, God gives them aid, succors them, saves them. Then let them praise and thank him. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in</span>. It is, perhaps, best to divide this verse as was done by the LXX., who attached <span class="hebrew">דרך</span>, "way," to the latter clause. So Cheyne, who translates, "They wandered in the wilderness, yea, in the desert; they found no road to a city of habitation." So also Rosenmüller. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-4.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 wandered</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in desert</span><br /><span class="heb">בַ֭מִּדְבָּר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wastelands,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּישִׁימ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bî·šî·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3452.htm">Strong's 3452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, wilderness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">finding</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצָֽאוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">path</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֑רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(dā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֥יר</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 in.</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב</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/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:4 They wandered in the wilderness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:5" /></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>