Psalms 107:6
Psalms 107:6 in Multiple Translations
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,
Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,
And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory over all the earth:
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from ◄being distressed/their difficulties►.
Berean Amplified Bible — Psalms 107:6
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Psalms 107:6 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יִּצְעֲק֣וּ
אֶל
יְ֭הוָה
בַּ/צַּ֣ר
לָ/הֶ֑ם
מִ֝/מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵי/הֶ֗ם
יַצִּילֵֽ/ם
וַ/יִּצְעֲק֣וּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to(wards)
Prep
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
בַּ/צַּ֣ר
tsar
H6862
narrow
Prep | Adj
לָ/הֶ֑ם
Prep | Suff
מִ֝/מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵי/הֶ֗ם
mᵉtsûwqâh
H4691
distress
Prep | N-fp | Suff
יַצִּילֵֽ/ם
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 107:6
וַ/יִּצְעֲק֣וּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
"to cry"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
To cry or cry out is the meaning of this verb, often used to express distress or need, as seen in the Psalms where people cry out to God for help.
Definition: 1) to cry, cry out, call, cry for help 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cry, cry out (for help) 1a2) to cry, cry out (in distress or need) 1a3) to make outcry, clamour 1b) (Niphal) to be summoned 1c) (Piel) to cry aloud (in grief) 1d) (Hiphil) to call together
Usage: Occurs in 53 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together). See also: Genesis 4:10; 1 Samuel 13:4; Psalms 34:18.
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
"to(wards)"
Prep
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Definition: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Usage: Occurs in 4205 OT verses. KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:9; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 31:13.
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
בַּ/צַּ֣ר
tsar
H6862
"narrow"
Prep | Adj
This word means hard or narrow, often referring to trouble or a tight spot, like an adversary or affliction. It can also mean a small stone or pebble, such as flint, and is used in various biblical contexts to describe challenges.
Definition: narrow, tight
Usage: Occurs in 107 OT verses. KJV: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble. See also: Genesis 14:20; Psalms 89:24; Psalms 3:2.
לָ/הֶ֑ם
""
Prep | Suff
מִ֝/מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵי/הֶ֗ם
mᵉtsûwqâh
H4691
"distress"
Prep | N-fp | Suff
This Hebrew word means distress or trouble, like being in a tight spot. It appears in the Bible to describe anguish or hardship, such as in Psalm 119:143. It's about feeling squeezed or pressed in.
Definition: straitness, distress, straits, stress
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: anguish, distress. See also: Job 15:24; Psalms 107:13; Psalms 25:17.
יַצִּילֵֽ/ם
nâtsal
H5337
"to rescue"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
To rescue means to snatch away or deliver from danger. It can also mean to strip or plunder, depending on the context, and appears in various forms throughout the Bible.
Definition: 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338)
Usage: Occurs in 194 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out). See also: Genesis 31:9; Psalms 40:14; Psalms 7:2.
Study Notes — Psalms 107:6
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- Context
- Cross References
- Psalms 107:6 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 107:6
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:6
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
- Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 107:6
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 107:6
- Sermons on Psalms 107:6
Context — Thanksgiving for Deliverance
4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 50:15 | Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” |
| 2 | Psalms 91:15 | When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 29:12–14 | Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” |
| 4 | Hebrews 4:15–16 | For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. |
| 5 | Psalms 107:28 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. |
| 6 | Psalms 107:13 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. |
| 7 | Psalms 107:19 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. |
| 8 | 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 | We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, |
| 9 | 2 Timothy 3:11 | my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. |
| 10 | Hosea 5:15 | Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” |
Psalms 107:6 Summary
This verse, Psalms 107:6, tells us that when people are in trouble, they can call out to God and He will help them. It's like when we're lost or scared, and we call out for help - God hears us and rescues us, as He promises in Jeremiah 33:3. The people in this verse were hungry, thirsty, and lost, but when they cried out to God, He delivered them from their distress. We can trust that God will do the same for us when we call out to Him in our troubles, as seen in Psalms 34:17-20 and Matthew 11:28-30.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of trouble were the people in when they cried out to the Lord?
The people were in physical and possibly spiritual distress, as described in Psalms 107:4-5, where they were wandering in desert wastelands, hungry, and thirsty, but the Lord delivered them when they called out to Him, as seen in Psalms 107:6 and also in other scriptures like Exodus 2:23-25 where the Israelites cried out to God in their slavery.
How did the Lord deliver them from their distress?
The Bible does not specify exactly how the Lord delivered them in Psalms 107:6, but in other parts of the Bible, like Psalms 107:7, it is mentioned that He led them on a straight path to a city where they could live, and in general, the Lord delivers His people through various means, as seen in scriptures like Isaiah 43:2 and Daniel 3:17, where God provides protection and rescue in times of trouble.
What is the significance of crying out to the Lord in times of trouble?
Crying out to the Lord in times of trouble, as seen in Psalms 107:6, is an act of faith and humility, acknowledging God's power and care, similar to what is described in Psalms 50:15, where it says to call upon God in the day of trouble, and He will deliver you, and you will glorify Him.
How does this verse relate to our lives today?
This verse reminds us that, just like the people in Psalms 107:6, we can cry out to the Lord in our troubles, and He will deliver us, as promised in scriptures like Romans 8:28 and 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, where it talks about God's comfort and deliverance in our afflictions.
Reflection Questions
- What are some troubles in my life that I need to cry out to the Lord about, and how can I apply the principle of Psalms 107:6 to my situation?
- How has the Lord delivered me from distress in the past, and how can I give thanks to Him for His loving devotion, as mentioned in Psalms 107:8?
- In what ways can I trust in the Lord's power and care, like the people in Psalms 107:6, and how can I demonstrate that trust in my daily life, as encouraged in Proverbs 3:5-6?
- What does this verse teach me about the importance of humility and acknowledging my need for God's help, as also emphasized in 2 Corinthians 12:10?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 107:6
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,.... To be directed in their way, and for food and drink, as travellers do when in such distress.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:6
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
Unto the Lord, Heb. unto Jehovah, to the true God. For the heathens, of whom he speaks, had many of them some knowledge of the true God, and did in their manner worship him with and in their idols; and especially in their distresses, when they discovered the impotency of their idols, they did direct their prayer immediately to the true God, of which there are many instances of heathen writers. He delivered them out of their distresses, in answer to their prayers, which he did not because their prayers were acceptable to him, but partly, out of the benignity and compassionateness of his nature to all his creatures; partly, to encourage and preserve the use of prayer and religion among the Gentiles, and to oblige them to a more diligent search after the knowledge of the true God, and of his worship; and partly, to give his own people assurance of his great readiness to hear and answer all those prayers which with upright hearts they offered to him according to his word.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
Psalms 107:6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.Ver. 6. Then they cried unto the Lord] Though under a wrong name, it may be, as of Jupiter, Mercury, &c.; and, in an uncertain way, as Hecuba did with her, O Iupiter quicquid es sive caelum hoc, sive mens, quae vehitur in coelo, &c.; and as those mariners in Jonah 1:5, who cried every man to his god, and, lest they might all mistake the true God, they awaken Jonah, to call upon his God. And he delivered them out of their distresses] Out of his general goodness and compassion to the poor creature; like as he heareth the young ravens that cry unto him, no otherwise than by implication only, and out of mere necessity. God is the Saviour of all men, but especially of those that believe.
Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
(4-9) The wanderers.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 107:6
Verse 6. Then they cried unto the Lord] When the Israelites began to pray heartily, and the eyes of all the tribes were as the eyes of one man turned unto the Lord, then he delivered them out of their distresses.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 107:6
6. The words for trouble (better, strait) and distresses are coupled together in Job 15:24.
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 107:6
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble - The language in this verse is repeated in this psalm in Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19, Psalms 107:28 - as if this were the main subject of the psalm,
Sermons on Psalms 107:6
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Dvd 13 - the Final Challenge to the Church by Art Katz | This sermon emphasizes the importance of living a life of integrity and character for the kingdom of God, focusing on the end-time role of God's people in proclaiming His salvation |
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A Balm in Gilead—caring One for Another by Emanuel Esh | The sermon transcript discusses the power of God in delivering people from darkness and distress. It emphasizes the importance of praising the Lord for His goodness and wonderful w |
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Unreached Peoples: The Balti People of Pakistan by Paul Hattaway | This sermon focuses on the challenges faced by the Balti people living in northernmost Pakistan, highlighting their physical and spiritual struggles, their isolation, and the need |
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How Almighty God Brings Sinners to Himself by Rolfe Barnard | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the different ways in which God works in the lives of individuals. He emphasizes that God does not have a one-size-fits-all approach and that |
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Our Lord's First Miracle John 2:1-12 by R.A. Torrey | R.A. Torrey explores Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana, emphasizing the significance of His presence at joyful occasions and the importance of inviting Him into our lives |
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Calling on the Name of the Lord by Jim Cymbala | This sermon emphasizes the power and importance of calling on the name of the Lord in times of trouble and need. It recounts personal experiences and biblical principles that highl |
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Gold Tried in the Fire by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the preacher expresses his deep concern and disappointment with the modern gospel being preached on television. He believes that it is a disgrace to the name of Jes |