Psalms 107:38He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000-500 BC. A worship service where people recount God's faithfulness through cycles of blessing and discipline...
The emotion here: overwhelmed with gratitude while remembering hard times
The original word
barak (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel in blessing, implying ongoing divine favor
Why it matters
Livestock wealth was the primary measure of prosperity in ancient Near East
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 107:38
This blessing is sandwiched between verses about suffering - it's temporary relief
Common misconceptionPeople quote this as a prosperity promise, but it's part of a cycle - the very next verse describes losing everything again.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 107:38
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 107:38 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 107:38 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 celebratory. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine blessing, multiplication, prosperity. Notable phrases: He blesses them; multiplied greatly; livestock to decrease.
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
Your reflection
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