Psalms 107:36There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
The setting
Post-exilic Israel, around 500-400 BC. Former exiles who returned from Babylon are rebuilding not just buildings but entire communities from scratch, establishing new settlements in Judah, modern-day Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: grateful witness to God's provision for the displaced
The original word
re'ebim (רְעֵבִים) — the famished ones, those desperate for sustenance
Why it matters
Returning exiles had to learn to farm land that had been abandoned for 70 years
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 107:36
'Prepare a city' means more than building — it's creating civilization from nothing
Common misconceptionThis isn't about individual prosperity — it's about God providing for entire communities of displaced people, especially those who have lost everything and need to rebuild from zero.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 107:36
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 107:36 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 107:36 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Unknown. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine provision, community building, settlement. Notable phrases: makes the hungry live; prepare a city to live in.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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