RRB notes: Psalm 107

Psalms 107 KJV

1. O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; [a]

[a] A fulfillment of the prayer in Psa. 106:47.

3. And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

4. They wandered in the wilderness [b] in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

[b] Rev. 12:6, 14.

5. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [c] and he delivered them out of their distresses.

[c] Jer. 30:7.

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

[d] See note on 2 Kings 14:7.

8. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

10. Such as sit in darkness [e] and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

[e] Vs. 14; Isa. 9:2, 42:7; Mic. 7:8; Luke 1:79.

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

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

13. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. [f]

[f] E.g. Manasseh (2 Chron. 33:11-13).

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

15. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16. For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. [g]

[g] Heb. 4:12-13; Matt. 16:18; Jon. 2:6.

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

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

19. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

20. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

21. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

22. And let them sacrifice [1] the sacrifices of thanksgiving, [h] and declare his works with rejoicing.

[1] The Lord’s Supper was never a sacrifice and will never be a sacrifice. The spiritual sacrifice, here, has nothing to do with any bloody sacrifice at any altar any more than the Lord’s Supper fits that formula.

[h] Heb. 13:15-16; 1 Pet. 2:5.

23. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

24. These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

25. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

27. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

28. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. [i]

[i] Vss. 23-28 are illustrated in Acts 27:1-25.

29. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

30. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

32. Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34. A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. [j]

[j] Israel from A.D. 70-1948.

35. He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. [k]

[k] Rev. 12:14-16; Hos. 2:14-17; Dan. 9:26.

36. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

37. And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. [l]

[l] Vss. 37-38 are a Millennial reference (Mic. 4:3-4; Amos 9:13-15).

38. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39. Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

40. He poureth contempt upon princes, [m] and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

[m] Vss. 40-42 are Second Advent references (1 Sam. 2:4-10; Luke 1:47-55, 68-79).

41. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

42. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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Note on 2 Kings 14:7 KJV

He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah [1] by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

[1] Here the word “Selah” is [חסֶלָה]. See Psalm 3:4, 4:2, 4, 21:2, 39:5, etc., for the word “Selah” there [סֶלָה]. On a map, it is called Selah-Petra, the “rock city.” There will be a reference to the Second Coming of Christ within two or three verses of the word every time it shows up. It is only recognized by scholars as a pause or musical note. The word means “rock” – the “rock of separations” (1 Sam. 23:28). Otherwise, it is the “Rock” mentioned over and over again in the Song of Moses (Deut. 32), with the entire song dealing with the Second Advent (cf. Psa. 107:4, 7, 36, 108:10, 31:21; Eccl. 10:15). The Jewish remnant will be going south of the Dead Sea into the “rock city” to hide in the last few hours before the Lord returns and saves them “in the nick of time” on a white horse (see App. 99).