Psalm 107:38

38 He blessed them and they prospered greatly; their herds of cattle never decreased.

Psalm 107:38 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 107:38

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly,
&c.] Not only their fields and vineyards are blessed with an increase, but these husbandmen themselves; as man at his first creation was bid to do, being blessed of God; and as the Israelites were in Egypt, ( Genesis 1:28 ) ( Exodus 1:7 ) and which may spiritually denote the great number of converts to Christian churches, especially in the latter day, ( Jeremiah 30:19 ) .

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease;
their sheep and oxen, which is reckoned a great temporal happiness, ( Psalms 144:13 Psalms 144:14 ) , and may signify that God does and will give a sufficient number of Gospel ministers, comparable to oxen for their laboriousness, that shall in all ages minister to his churches; see ( 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Corinthians 9:10 ) ( 1 Timothy 5:17 ) .

Psalm 107:38 In-Context

36 Brought in the hungry and settled them there; they moved in - what a great place to live!

37 They sowed the fields, they planted vineyards, they reaped a bountiful harvest.

38 He blessed them and they prospered greatly; their herds of cattle never decreased.

39 But abuse and evil and trouble declined

40 as he heaped scorn on princes and sent them away. He gave the poor a safe place to live,