Psalms 107:10

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8 ^aOh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For ^aHe satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Those who ^asat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
^bBound¹ in affliction and irons—

11 Because they ^arebelled against the words of God,
And¹ despised ^bthe counsel of the Most High,

12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was ^anone to help.

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.

14 ^aHe brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.

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Psalms 107:10

Such as sit in darkness - The reference in these verses Psalms 107:10-14 is evidently to the children of Israel, when in Babylon; and the design is, to show the goodness of God to them in their trouble, and the occasion which they had for praising him on that account. To "sit in darkness" is significant of great ignorance (compare the notes at Luke 1:79; notes at Isaiah 9:2); or of affliction and trouble, as darkness is an emblem of calamity.

And in the shadow of death - A dark, gloomy, chilly shade such as "Death" would cast if he stood between us and the light. See the notes at Job 3:5; compare Job 10:21; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 44:19; Isaiah 9:2. The reference is to the sad and gloomy residence of the Hebrews in the land of captivity.

Being bound in affliction and iron - Captives and slaves. Compare Psalms 105:18.

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