Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 107:33-38
Psalms 107:33-38 . He turneth rivers Land watered with rivers; into a wilderness Into dry ground, as it follows, like a parched and barren wilderness, that has not moisture enough to produce any thing valuable; a fruitful land into barrenness Hebrew, למלחה , limleechah, into saltness, which causes barrenness; for the wickedness of them that dwell therein He doth not inflict these judgments without cause, but for the punishment of sin in some, and the prevention of it in others.... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 107:36
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell - Those who were in want; those who would have perished. It is not necessary to refer this to any particular case. It is a general statement, pertaining to changes which God makes upon the earth, as great as if he “should” thus convert a desert into a fruitful field - a barren waste into a land abounding in springs of water; as if he should conduct there a company of famished men, and provide for them food in abundance.That they may prepare a city for... read more