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Selected Verse: Psalms 107:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 107:5 |
King James |
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| fainted--was overwhelmed (Psa 61:3; Psa 77:3). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hungry and thirsty - As they would be, when wandering in such a desert. A more literal and expressive rendering would be, "Hungry - also thirsty."
Their soul fainted in them - The word used here - עטף ‛âṭaph - means properly to cover, to clothe, as with a garment, Psa 73:6; or a field with grain, Psa 65:13; then, to hide oneself, Job 23:9; then, to cover with darkness, Psa 77:3; 102, title; thus it denotes the state of mind when darkness seems to be in the way - a way of calamity, trouble, sorrow; of weakness, faintness, feebleness. Here it would seem from the connection to refer to the exhaustion produced by the want of food and drink. |
3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.