Psalms 107:21

"He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 107:21, God's power is highlighted through vivid imagery of resurrection and deliverance. The original audience would have recognized this language as drawing on the powerful stories of divine intervention in their history, such as the exodus from Egypt where God brought his people out of slavery and into freedom (Exodus 15:22-27). This verse encapsulates the idea that just as God rescued Israel from physical death in the wilderness, he also delivers those who call upon him from spiritual and metaphorical graves.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Oh that men... -See the notes atPsalms 107:8. Who can help joining in this wish, that those who have been restored from sickness, who have been raised up from the borders of the grave, “would” praise God for it! Who can help wishing that they had the feelings of Hezekiah when he was saved from the sickness which threatened his life - saved by the direct and manifest interposition of God - when he saidIsaiah 38:20, “The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments, all the days of our life in the house of the Lord!” Who can help wishing that people ever

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