Psalms 107:12

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.

15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Commentaries:

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Psalms 107:12

Therefore he brought down their heart - Their pride; their self-sufficiency; their self-complacency. They thought that they could do without God; they relied on their own resources, and were self-satisfied; but God showed them that all this was vain, and humbled them, as he often does the proud, in the dust.

With labour - With trouble; with affliction; with disappointment; with reverses; with sorrow. The Hebrew word - ‛âmâl - would include all this. Compare Genesis 41:51; Deuteronomy 26:7; Job 3:10; Job 16:2.

They fell down - They, as it were, "stumbled" - for so the Hebrew word means. They were walking along with a haughty air, and a high look, and suddenly they stumbled and fell.

And there was none to help - No God to interpose; no nation to befriend them; no human arm to be stretched out for their deliverance. God gave them up, helpless, to the just consequences of their folly and wickedness.

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