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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 107:1 through Psalm 107:3 (NIV)
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say this—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.
Psalm 107:17 through Psalm 107:22 (NIV)
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways
and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food
and drew near the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent forth his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings
and tell of his works with songs of joy.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-9
In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps
that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are
also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the
hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning
rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from
the bondage of Satan; who pass through the world as a dangerous and dreary
wilderness, often ready to faint through troubles, fears, and temptations. Those
who hunger and thirst after righteousness, after God, and communion with him,
shall be filled with the goodness of his house, both in grace and glory.
VERSES 17-22
If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt
their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their
appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect
of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from
sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ’s miraculous cures were
emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is also to be applied to the
spiritual cures which the Spirit of grace works. He sends his word, and heals
souls; convinces, converts them, makes them holy, and all by the word. Even in
common cases of recovery from sickness, God in his providence speaks, and it is
done; by his word and Spirit the soul is restored to health and holiness.