KJV King James Version
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
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Psalm 107:7
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
WEB World English Bible
he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
ASV American Standard Version
He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.
Surrounding context — Psalm 107
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
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Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim [is] my firstborn.Psalm 77:20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Ezra 8:21-23Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.Hebrews 11:9-10By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:Psalm 107:36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;Psalm 107:4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.Jeremiah 33:10-13Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say [shall be] desolate without man and without beast, [even] in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,Nehemiah 11:3Now these [are] the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.2 Peter 2:15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;Isaiah 49:8-11Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;Psalm 78:52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.Isaiah 30:21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.Jeremiah 31:24And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they [that] go forth with flocks.Jeremiah 31:38-40Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where [is] the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].Isaiah 48:17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.
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