# Psalms 107.40
**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 38. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39. Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
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> **40. He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.**
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> 41. Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him families like a flock. 42. The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. (Psalms 107:38-42, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 38. He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease. 39. Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
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> **40. He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.**
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> 41. Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. 42. The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. (Psalms 107:38-42, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 38. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39. Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
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> **40. He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. wilderness: or, void place**
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> 41. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. from: or, after 42. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. (Psalms 107:38-42, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 38. And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish. 39. And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
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> **40. He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy, no way.**
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> 41. And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock. 42. The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth. (Psalms 107:38-42, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_
## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
- [H8414 - tohu](/codex/h8414-tohu/), *tohu*, Strong's H8414
## Quoted in
**Lexicon:**
- [H8414 - tohu](/codex/h8414-tohu/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.