Psalms 107:33

33 He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.

Psalms 107:33 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 107:33

He turneth rivers into a wilderness
A country abounding with rivers, as the country round about Sodom and the land of Canaan were, ( Genesis 13:10 ) ( Deuteronomy 8:7 ) . Such an one is sometimes, by the just judgment of God, turned into a desert.

And the water springs into dry ground:
what was like a well watered garden becomes like dry and barren earth, on which nothing grows.

Psalms 107:33 In-Context

31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the miracles he does for his people.

32 Let them honor him among his people who gather for worship. Let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.

33 He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.

34 He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow. He did it because the people who lived there were evil.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water. He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.