39 When they are (A)diminished and (B)bowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
40 He (C)pours contempt upon [a]princes
And (D)makes them wander (E)in a pathless waste.
41 But He (F)sets the needy [b]securely on high away from affliction,
And (G)makes his families like a flock.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:40 Or nobles
  2. Psalm 107:41 Lit in an inaccessibly high place

39 Then their numbers decreased,(A) and they were humbled(B)
    by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles(C)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.(D)
41 But he lifted the needy(E) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(F)

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