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Psalms 107:8–17

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Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 107:31Rank 1 from verse 8
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    31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  2. Psalms 147:1Rank 2 from verse 8
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

  3. Daniel 4:2–3Rank 3 from verse 8
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    2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

    3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

  4. Psalms 107:15Rank 4 from verse 8
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    15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  5. Psalms 107:21Rank 5 from verse 8
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    21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

From verse 9

  1. Matthew 5:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  2. Jeremiah 31:25Rank 2 from verse 9
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    25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

  3. Psalms 34:10Rank 3 from verse 9
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    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  4. Luke 1:53Rank 4 from verse 9
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    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  5. Psalms 146:7Rank 5 from verse 9
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    7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

From verse 10

  1. Luke 1:79Rank 1 from verse 10
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    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  2. Micah 7:8Rank 2 from verse 10
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    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

  3. Isaiah 42:7Rank 3 from verse 10
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    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  4. Matthew 4:16Rank 4 from verse 10
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  5. Romans 6:20–21Rank 5 from verse 10
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    20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

    21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

From verse 11

  1. Psalms 106:43Rank 1 from verse 11
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    43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

  2. Proverbs 1:25Rank 2 from verse 11
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    25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

  3. Psalms 78:40Rank 3 from verse 11
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    40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

  4. Romans 1:28Rank 4 from verse 11
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    28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

  5. 1 Samuel 2:5–8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

    6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

    7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

    8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

From verse 12

  1. Psalms 22:11Rank 1 from verse 12
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    11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

  2. Exodus 5:18–19Rank 2 from verse 12
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    18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

    19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

  3. Exodus 2:23Rank 3 from verse 12
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    23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

  4. Luke 15:14–17Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

    16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

    17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

  5. Isaiah 51:23Rank 5 from verse 12
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    23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

From verse 13

  1. Psalms 107:28Rank 1 from verse 13
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    28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

  2. Psalms 107:6Rank 2 from verse 13
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    6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

  3. Judges 4:3Rank 3 from verse 13
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    3And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

  4. Judges 6:6–10Rank 4 from verse 13
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    6And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.

    7¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,

    8That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

    9And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

    10And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

  5. Psalms 18:6Rank 5 from verse 13
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    6In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

From verse 14

  1. Isaiah 42:16Rank 1 from verse 14
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  2. Psalms 116:16Rank 2 from verse 14
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    16O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

  3. Ephesians 5:8Rank 3 from verse 14
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  4. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 4 from verse 14
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  5. Zechariah 9:11–12Rank 5 from verse 14
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    11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

    12¶ Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

From verse 15

  1. Psalms 107:21Rank 1 from verse 15
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    21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  2. Psalms 107:31Rank 2 from verse 15
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    31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  3. Psalms 107:8Rank 3 from verse 15
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    8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  4. Psalms 116:17–19Rank 4 from verse 15
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    17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

    18I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

    19In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

From verse 16

  1. Isaiah 45:1–2Rank 1 from verse 16
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    1THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

    2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

  2. Judges 16:3Rank 2 from verse 16
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    3And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

  3. Micah 2:13Rank 3 from verse 16
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    13The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

From verse 17

  1. Lamentations 3:39Rank 1 from verse 17
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    39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

  2. Proverbs 1:22Rank 2 from verse 17
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  3. Isaiah 57:17–18Rank 3 from verse 17
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    17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

    18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

  4. Isaiah 65:6–7Rank 4 from verse 17
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    6Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

    7Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

  5. Jeremiah 2:19Rank 5 from verse 17
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    19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

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Psalms 107:8

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wonderful

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1. Causing wonder; astonishing or marvellous. 2. Beyond ordinary understanding or ability.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Psalms 107:9

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

satisfieth

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Third-person singular present form of satisfy (to gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 107:10

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

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COMBINED MEANING

bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 107:11

COMBINED MEANING

rebelled

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Refused obedience, resisted authority, revolted, withdrew allegiance, or turned against the Lord, his words, or an appointed ruler.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

most High

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A title of God as the supreme ruler, who rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomsoever he will.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:12

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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labour

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1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fell

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1. Came or went down; dropped, bowed, lay flat, collapsed, or lost an upright or raised place. 2. Was slain, died, was overthrown, or came under another's hand or power. 3. Came upon, seized, or affected someone or something, or entered a stated condition such as sickness, sleep, fear, lusting, or a trance. 4. Attacked or set upon. 5. Happened or came to pass. 6. Joined, yielded, went over, or departed from a person, side, office, or former standing. 7. Was assigned or determined by lot or portion. 8. As the present verb fell, to cut or bring down a tree or other standing thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:13

COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

distresses

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Sense 1: Severe troubles or afflictions. Sense 2: As a verb, afflicts, oppresses, or makes miserable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:14

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bands

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1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:15

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wonderful

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1. Causing wonder; astonishing or marvellous. 2. Beyond ordinary understanding or ability.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bars

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Sense 1: Rigid rods, crosspieces, or bolts used to join, strengthen, close, or secure a structure or gate. Sense 2: Figuratively, strong barriers, bonds, or restraints.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 107:17

COMBINED MEANING

fools

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Persons lacking wisdom or sound judgment, especially in moral or spiritual conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

iniquities

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Acts or conditions of wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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107:7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

107:8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

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107:10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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107:11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

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107:12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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107:13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

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107:15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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107:16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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107:17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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107:18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

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