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Psalms 107:4

107:3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. south: Heb. sea
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

107:5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

What does Psalms 107:4 mean?

Psalms 107:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּעָה (tâʻâh), מִדְבָּר (midbâr), יְשִׁימוֹן (yᵉshîymôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

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They
wanderedתָּעָהtâʻâh/taw-aw'/H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
in
the
wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
in
a
solitaryיְשִׁימוֹןyᵉshîymôwn/yesh-ee-mone'/H3452a desolation
way;דֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
they
foundמָצָאmâtsâʼ/maw-tsaw'/H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
no
cityעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
to
dwellמוֹשָׁבmôwshâb/mo-shawb'/H4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
in.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:4.

Genesis 16:7

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Exodus 13:18

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed: or, by five in a rank

Exodus 3:18

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 5:3

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Exodus 8:27

We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

Genesis 18:26

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Genesis 18:28

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

Genesis 19:15

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment

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What does Psalms 107:4 say?

Psalms 107:4 (King James Version) reads: "They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in."

Is Psalms 107:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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