Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible: Psalms: Psalms Chap...
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65]
Psalms 107:3
psa 107:3
Gathered - Into their own land.
Psalms 107:4
psa 107:4
No city - Or rather, no town inhabited, where they might refresh themselves.
Psalms 107:6
psa 107:6
The Lord - Heb. Unto Jehovah, to the true God. For the Heathens had, many of them, some knowledge of the true God.
Psalms 107:7
psa 107:7
Forth - Out of the wilderness.
Psalms 107:10
psa 107:10
Darkness - In dark prisons or dungeons.
Psalms 107:12
psa 107:12
Heart - The pride and obstinacy of their hearts. Fell - They fell into hopeless miseries.
Psalms 107:17
psa 107:17
Afflicted - With sickness.
Psalms 107:20
psa 107:20
Word - His command, or blessing.
Psalms 107:32
psa 107:32
Exalt him - In public assemblies, and before all persons, as they have opportunity. Elders - The magistrates or rulers; let them not be ashamed nor afraid to speak of God's wonderful works, before the greatest of men.
Psalms 107:33
psa 107:33
Rivers - Those grounds which are well watered, and therefore fruitful. And so the water - springs, here, and the standing water, Psa 107:35 are taken. Into - Into a dry ground, which is like a parched and barren wilderness.
Psalms 107:34
psa 107:34
For - He doth not inflict these judgments without cause, but for the punishment of sin in some, and the prevention of it in others.
Psalms 107:35
psa 107:35
Water - Into a well - watered and fruitful land.
Psalms 107:36
psa 107:36
Hungry - Poor people who could not provide for themselves.
Psalms 107:39
psa 107:39
They - These men, who when they are exalted by God, grow insolent and secure. Low - By God's just judgment.
Psalms 107:40
psa 107:40
Contempt - Renders them despicable. Wander - Banishes them from their own courts and kingdoms, and forces them to flee into desolate wildernesses for shelter.