Psalms 107:39

107:38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

KJV

Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

107:40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. wilderness: or, void place

What does Psalms 107:39 mean?

Psalms 107:39 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָעַט (mâʻaṭ), שָׁחַח (shâchach), עֹצֶר (ʻôtser).

Hebrew interlinear

Again,

they

are

minishedמָעַטmâʻaṭ/maw-at'/H4591properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)

and

brought

lowשָׁחַחshâchach/shaw-khakh'/H7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)

through

oppression,עֹצֶרʻôtser/o'-tser/H6115closure; also constraint

affliction,רַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

and

sorrow.יָגוֹןyâgôwn/yaw-gohn'/H3015affliction

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:39 say?

Psalms 107:39 (King James Version) reads: "Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow."

Is Psalms 107:39 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:39 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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