Psalms 107:43

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
wise	חָכָ֥ם cha.Kham	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine singular absolute
observe	וְיִשְׁמָר ve.yish.mor-	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
understand	וְ֝יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּ ve.yit.bo.Nu	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · conjunction + verb, hithpael, 3rd person masculine plural
lovingkindness	חַֽסְדֵ֥י chas.Dei	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall w…
Psalms 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the…
Daniel 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before…
Ephesians 3:18-19 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Jeremiah 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, a…
Psalms 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psalms 28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:33–end

The psalmist, having given God the glory of the providential reliefs granted to persons in distress, here gives him the glory of the revolutions of providence, and the surprising changes it sometimes makes in the affairs of the children of men. I. He gives some instances of these revolutions. 1. Fruitful countries are made barren and barren countries are made fruitful. Much of the comfort of this life depends upon the soil in which our lot is cast. Now, (1.) The sin of man has often marred the fruitfulness of the soil and made it unserviceable, Psa 107:33, Psa 107:34. Land watered with rivers is sometimes turned into a wilderness, and that which had been full of water-springs now has not so…

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John Gill on Psalms 107:43

Whoso is wise,.... Or as it may be read interrogatively, "who is wise?" as in Jeremiah 9:12, that is, spiritually wise, wise unto salvation; who is made to know wisdom in the hidden part; for not such as are possessed of natural wisdom, or worldly wise men, much less who are wise to do evil, are here meant. And will observe these things; the remarkable appearances of divine Providence to persons in distress; the various changes and vicissitudes in the world; the several afflictions of God's people, and their deliverances out of them; the wonderful works of God in nature, providence, and grace; these will be observed, taken notice of, laid up in the mind, and kept by such who are truly wise,…

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John Calvin on Psalms 107:42–end

Psalm 107:42-43 42. The righteous shall see that, and shall rejoice: and all iniquity [290] shall stop her mouth. [291] 43. Whosoever is wise, so as to observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of Jehovah. 42 The righteous shall see that, and shall rejoice The prophet now draws the conclusion, that so many evident tokens of God's superintending and overruling providence could not transpire before the righteous without attracting their notice, and that their vision being illuminated by faith, these scenes are contemplated by them with unfeigned delight; while the wicked remain perplexed and mute. For he very judiciously makes a distinction between these two classe…

The Church Fathers

"Who is wise? and he will consider these things; and will understand the mercies of the Lord" [Psalm 107:43]. ...Not his own deservings, not his own strength, not his own power; but "the mercies of the Lord;" who, when he was wandering and in want, led him back to the path, and fed him; who, when he was struggling against the difficulties of his sins, and bound down with the fetters of habit, released and freed him; who, when he loathed the Word of God, and was almost dying with a kind of weariness, restored him by sending him the medicine of His Word; who, when he was endangered among the risks of shipwreck and storm, stilled the sea, and brought him into port; who, finally, placed him in that people, where He giveth grace to the humble; not in that where he resisteth the proud; and hath made him His own, that remaining within he may be multiplied, not that going out he may be minished. The righteous see this, and rejoice. "The mouth," therefore, "of all wickedness shall be stopped."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 107

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Loving-Kindness Of God, The · Consideration of the dealings of God gives a knowledge of — Consideration of the dealings of God gives a knowledge of
Wisdom · .UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — .UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 107:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:33–end

John Gill on Psalms 107:43

John Calvin on Psalms 107:42–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 107:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:33–end

John Gill on Psalms 107:43

John Calvin on Psalms 107:42–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 107:39–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 107:42-43

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 107:43