Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 107:1-43
THE PSALTERFIFTH BOOKPsalms 107:0_________________Psalms 107:01 O give thanks unto the Lord,for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever.2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;3 And gathered them out of the lands,From the east, and from the west,From the north, and from the south.4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way;They found no city to dwell in.5 Hungry and thirsty,Their soul fainted in them.6 Then... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 107:39-43
The final paragraph refers to such as are suffering under misrule and tyranny. v. 39. Again, they are minished, their prosperity being reduced by adverse circumstances, and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, brought upon them on account of the jealousy of those in power. v. 40. He poureth contempt upon princes and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way, in pitiful exile. v. 41. Yet setteth He the poor on high from affliction, far from the reach... read more