Psalms 107:36

107:35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

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There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

107:37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

What does Psalms 107:36 mean?

Psalms 107:36 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָעֵב (râʻêb), יָשַׁב (yâshab), כּוּן (kûwn).

Hebrew interlinear

And

there

maketh

the

hungryרָעֵבrâʻêb/raw-abe'/H7457hungry (more or less intensely)

dwell,יָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

that

they

may

prepareכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

cityעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

for

habitation;מוֹשָׁבmôwshâb/mo-shawb'/H4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:36.

Genesis 13:12

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Genesis 19:25

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Genesis 19:29

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, audience: Heb. ears

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:36 say?

Psalms 107:36 (King James Version) reads: "And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;"

Is Psalms 107:36 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:36 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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