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Psalm 107:40

World English Bible

He pours contempt on princes,
and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

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Psalm 107:40 in other translations

He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Psalm 107:40 · American Standard Version

Psalm 107:40 in context

  1. 38He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly.
    He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
  2. 39Again, they are diminished and bowed down
    through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
  3. 40He pours contempt on princes,
    and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
  4. 41Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction,
    and increases their families like a flock.
  5. 42The upright will see it, and be glad.
    All the wicked will shut their mouths.