4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

Other Translations of Psalm 107:4

New International Version

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.

English Standard Version

4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;

The Message

4 Some of you wandered for years in the desert, looking but not finding a good place to live,

New King James Version

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

New Living Translation

4 Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 107:4

Commentary on Psalm 107:1-9

(Read Psalm 107:1-9)

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.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Other Translations of Psalm 107:5

New International Version

5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.

English Standard Version

5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.

The Message

5 Half-starved and parched with thirst, staggering and stumbling, on the brink of exhaustion.

New King James Version

5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

New Living Translation

5 Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 107:5

Commentary on Psalm 107:1-9

(Read Psalm 107:1-9)

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.