Salmos 107:8-18

8 Alaben al SEÑOR por su misericordia; y sus maravillas para con los hijos de Adán

9 Porque sació al alma menesterosa, y llenó de bien al alma hambrienta

10 Los que moraban en tinieblas y sombra de muerte aprisionados, en aflicción y en hierros

11 por cuanto fueron rebeldes a las palabras del SEÑOR, y aborrecieron el consejo del Altísimo

12 Por eso quebrantó él con trabajo sus corazones, cayeron y no hubo quién los ayudara

13 Luego que clamaron al SEÑOR en su angustia, los libró de sus aflicciones

14 Los sacó de las tinieblas, y de la sombra de muerte; y rompió sus prisiones

15 Alaben al SEÑOR por su misericordia, y sus maravillas para con los hijos de Adán

16 Porque quebrantó las puertas de bronce, y desmenuzó los cerrojos de hierro

17 Los locos, a causa del camino de su rebelión; y a causa de sus iniquidades fueron afligidos

18 su alma abominó toda vianda; y llegaron hasta las puertas de la muerte

Salmos 107:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 107

This psalm, from its style, and from its connection with the preceding psalms, seems to have been written by David. The two foregoing psalms respect the children of Israel; this is generally thought to concern all mankind, and its view to assert a general providence which attends all, in whatsoever condition and circumstance; and to encourage men in their distresses to cry unto the Lord. According to Kimchi, Aben Ezra, and others, four sorts of persons are mentioned, travellers through a wilderness, prisoners, sick persons, and such who use the seas; to which some add a fifth, husbandmen; these are instanced in, not to the exclusion of others, but from them it may be concluded that whatsoever state or condition persons may be in, they are known and taken notice of by the Lord, and are relieved by him when they call upon him. Some restrain the whole to the Israelites, as the Targum, R. Obadiah, Arama, and others, where they make any application; and others apply the psalm to New Testament times; and indeed, though the literal sense should be attended unto and preserved, yet it seems to be applicable to spiritual persons and things. The title of it in the Syriac version is pretty remarkable,

``it is said concerning Joab and Abiah the sons of Samuel, who recited the commandments of the Lord. God gathered the Jews out of captivity, and brought them out from Babylon. Also the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ, gathered the Gentiles from the four corners of the world, by preaching to baptism.''