Psalms 107:38

38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

Psalms 107:38 in Other Translations

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

38 By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.

38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

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

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease.

Psalms 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 ) .

Psalms 107:38 In-Context

36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.

37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;

38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 12:2; Genesis 17:16,20; Exodus 1:7; S Deuteronomy 7:13
• 2. S Genesis 49:25