Salmi 107:35

35 Egli riduce i deserti in guazzi d’acque. E la terra arida in vene d’acque;

Salmi 107:35 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 107:35

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water
On the other hand, when it is the pleasure of God, a country uncultivated and like a desert, he makes it fruitful as one that is well watered and tilled; as this country of ours, and the land in America, once waste places, now fruitful ones.

And dry ground into water springs:
which is expressive of the same thing, and may he figuratively understood of the Gentile world; which, before the coming of Christ, and the preaching of the Gospel, and the pouring down of the Spirit, was like a wilderness and dry ground; but now watered with the word and ordinances, and the grace of God, and in many places has become fruitful in grace and good works. The Targum prefaces this verse thus,

``when they return unto the law, he turneth''

Salmi 107:35 In-Context

33 Egli riduce i fiumi in deserto, E le vene delle acque in luoghi aridi;
34 La terra fertile in salsuggine, Per la malvagità de’ suoi abitanti.
35 Egli riduce i deserti in guazzi d’acque. E la terra arida in vene d’acque;
36 E fa quivi abitar gli affamati, I quali vi fondano città da abitare.
37 E seminano campi, e piantano vigne, Che producono rendita di frutto.
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