The Meaning of Psalms 107:7 Explained

Psalms 107:7

KJV: And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

YLT: And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.

Darby: And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

ASV: He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he led them forth  by the right  way,  that they might go  to a city  of habitation. 

What does Psalms 107:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 107

1  The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence
4  Over travelers
10  Over captives
17  Over sick men
23  Over sailors
33  And in diverse varieties of life

What do the individual words in Psalms 107:7 mean?

And He led them forth by the way right that they might go to a city for a dwelling place
וַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֑ה לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת אֶל־ עִ֥יר מוֹשָֽׁב

וַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵם  And  He  led  them  forth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּרַךְ  
Sense: to tread, bend, lead, march.
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ  by  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יְשָׁרָ֑ה  right 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת  that  they  might  go 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
עִ֥יר  a  city  for 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מוֹשָֽׁב  a  dwelling  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹושָׁב  
Sense: seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers.