Bible Strands
Psalms 107:3
and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the redeemed of the LORD, instructing them to declare God's deliverance after the call to thanksgiving in verse 2 and before the desert wandering description in verse 4. This moment captures the transition from scattered dispersion to restored community.
The words — The verb קִבֵּץ (ki.be.Tza/m) translates as "he has gathered" and denotes the decisive divine action of collecting the dispersed. The noun אֲרָצוֹת ('a.ra.Tzot) means "lands" and establishes the geographic scope of the gathering.
The thread — The gathering from the four directions recurs in Psalms 106:47, Isaiah 43:5, and Jeremiah 29:14, where God promises to restore His people from exile and scattered nations. These texts consistently frame the assembly as a direct act of sovereign intervention rather than human initiative.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that redemption entails both liberation from oppression and reassembly from dispersion. It demands a concrete recognition of God's movement across geography to restore His people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
Cross-references
- Psalms 106:47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
- Isaiah 43:5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Deuteronomy 30:3 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
- Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
- Jeremiah 31:10 Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
- Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
- Ezekiel 39:27 When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.
- Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.