Psa 107:4-32 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 107:4-9: 107:4-9 Those who were lost in the wilderness thank God for his rescue. The wilderness might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (1:1 ; Prov 4:10-15 ).

Summary for Ps 107:4-9: 107:4-9 ^a Those who were lost in the wilderness thank God for his rescue. The wilderness might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (1:1 ^b; Prov 4:10-15 ^c).
107:6 ^d The psalmist does not specify the occasion of his trouble and distress. The generic nature of the adversity permits readers in a variety of circumstances to identify with the laments.
Summary for Ps 107:7-8: 107:7-8 ^e God led them like a shepherd (see 23:1 ^f).

• Verse 8 is a refrain that is repeated in 107:15 ^g, 21 ^h, 31 ⁱ.
Summary for Ps 107:10-16: 107:10-16 ^j The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from people in despair over the consequences of their rebellion.
107:11 ^k God’s counsel includes his instruction and will.
107:12 ^l Exhausted by their hard labor (Lam 5:13 ^m), the people fell. While this might be expected of the wicked (Pss 9:3 ⁿ; 27:2 ^o), it was unlike the Israelites’ flight from Egypt (105:37 ^p).
Summary for Ps 107:17-22: 107:17-22 ^q Fools who received what they deserved but were rescued from death offer thanksgiving to the Lord.
107:20 ^r The Lord creates (Gen 1:3 ^s) and sustains the universe (Heb 1:3 ^t) simply by speaking (Ps 147:18 ^u); when he speaks, people are also healed (Matt 8:8 ^v).
Summary for Ps 107:23-32: 107:23-32 ^w Sailors give thanks to the Lord when he saves them from the chaos and peril of the sea.
Summary for Ps 107:25-29: 107:25-29 ^x The same God who speaks and brings about the sailors’ distress can also calm the storm with just a word (cp. Jon 1:4 ^y; Matt 8:26 ^z).
107:32 ^aa This call for public praise expands the refrains in 107:21-22 ^ab and 107:31 ^ac.