Psalms 107:40 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 107:40

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

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ASV

He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

WEB

He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

YLT

He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy--no way.

DBT

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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32 verses on the floor

Psalms 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Luke 1:52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Job 12:24
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Job 12:21
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Daniel 4:33
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

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wander . . . wilderness--reduced to misery (Job 12:24). In this providential government, good men will rejoice, and the cavils of the wicked will be stopped (Job 5:16; Isa 52:15), and all who take right views will appreciate God's unfailing mercy and unbounded love.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

We have seen, (1.) Princes dethroned and reduced to straits. He pours contempt upon them, even among those that have idolized them. Those that exalt themselves God will abase, and, in order thereunto, will infatuate: He makes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and tyranny, this scene of prosperity is changed to one of adversity.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

When we are in any of these or the like distresses it will be comfortable to sing this psalm, with application; but, if we be not, others are, and have been, of whose deliverances it becomes us to give God the glory, for we are members one of another. Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Contempt - Renders them despicable. Wander - Banishes them from their own courts and kingdoms, and forces them to flee into desolate wildernesses for shelter.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 107:40EXO 8:17 PSA 105:31
PSA 107:40JOB 12:24 JOB 12:20
PSA 107:40JOB 12:24 HOS 7:11
PSA 107:40DAN 4:33 DAN 4:32
PSA 107:40DAN 4:33 DAN 4:25
PSA 107:40JOB 12:24 JOB 17:4
PSA 107:40JOB 12:24 PSA 107:4
PSA 107:40JOB 12:24 DAN 4:16

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