5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
5 Half-starved and parched with thirst, staggering and stumbling, on the brink of exhaustion.
5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
5 Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
7 Jesus ordered the servants, "Fill the pots with water." And they filled them to the brim.
7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
7 Jesus told the servants, "Fill the jars with water." When the jars had been filled,
(Read John 2:1-11)
It is very desirable when there is a marriage, to have Christ own and bless it. Those that would have Christ with them at their marriage, must invite him by prayer, and he will come. While in this world we sometimes find ourselves in straits, even when we think ourselves in fulness. There was want at a marriage feast. Those who are come to care for the things of the world, must look for trouble, and count upon disappointment. In our addresses to Christ, we must humbly spread our case before him, and then refer ourselves to him to do as he pleases. In Christ's reply to his mother there was no disrespect. He used the same word when speaking to her with affection from the cross; yet it is a standing testimony against the idolatry of after-ages, in giving undue honours to his mother. His hour is come when we know not what to do. Delays of mercy are not denials of prayer. Those that expect Christ's favours, must observe his orders with ready obedience. The way of duty is the way to mercy; and Christ's methods must not be objected against. The beginning of Moses' miracles was turning water into blood, Luke 21:34. Though we need not scruple to feast with our friends on proper occasions, yet every social interview should be so conducted, that we might invite the Redeemer to join with us, if he were now on earth; and all levity, luxury, and excess offend him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 107:5
Commentary on Psalm 107:1-9
(Read Psalm 107:1-9)
In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from the bondage of Satan; who pass through the world as a dangerous and dreary wilderness, often ready to faint through troubles, fears, and temptations. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, after God, and communion with him, shall be filled with the goodness of his house, both in grace and glory.