Psalms 107:36

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

Psalms 107:36 in Other Translations

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

36 And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;

36 He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.

36 Brought in the hungry and settled them there; they moved in - what a great place to live!

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,

36 There he settles those who are hungry, and they build cities to live in.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live.

36 He brought hungry people there to live. They built a city where they could settle down.

Psalms 107:36 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 107:36

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell
In those fruitful places which they find agreeable to them, and so fix upon them as the places of their abode, and build houses, and dwell there; having all the conveniences of life, which they wanted elsewhere: so such as hunger and thirst after righteousness make to such places where the waters are, the word is preached, and ordinances administered; and here they take up their dwelling, their bread being given them, and their waters sure unto them.

That they may prepare a city for habitation;
those poor necessitous persons, as they were when they first came; building houses, and others continually coming to them, by degrees form a well regulated city, which are a large number of inhabitants: which may be considered as an emblem of the church of God, often compared to a city; and is an habitation for God, and where saints desire and delight to dwell.

Psalms 107:36 In-Context

34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;

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.