Psalms 107:20 - Exposition

He sent his word . and healed them; rather, he sends his word, and heals them (see the Revised Version). The "word" intended may be a message sent by a human messenger, like the "word" sent to Hezekiah in. his sickness ( 2 Kings 20:4 ; Isaiah 38:4 ); or it may be a thought suggested to the mind either directly by God, or by an angel, like that spoken of in Job 33:23 , Job 33:24 ; or, lastly, it may be the actual Word of God ( John 1:1 ), the Son, sent by the Father. But this last sense can scarcely have been in the writer's mind. And delivered them from their destructions ; or, "from their grave-pits" (Kay, Cheyne). The word used occurs only here and in Lain. Job 4:20 , where it is translated " pits ."