Psalms 107:5
What does Psalms 107:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 107:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Hungry--yea--thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 44:12
The smithmakethan axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
- 1 Samuel 30:11
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink;
- Lamentations 2:19
Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
- Jeremiah 14:18
If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
- Mark 8:2
I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:
- Judges 15:18
And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
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