Psalms 107:40 - Exposition

He poureth contempt upon princes . A direct quotation from Job 12:21 , but not therefore to be regarded as spurious, since the sacred writers often quote one another, and the psalmists especially are very much in the habit of citing, or referring to Job (see, in this very psalm, besides the present passage, Psalms 107:10 , Psalms 107:18 ( bis ), Psalms 107:20 , Psalms 107:34 , Psalms 107:41 , and Psalms 107:42 ). And causeth them to wander in the wilderness ; rather, a wilderness (comp. Job 12:24 ). Where there is no way . "Wandering in a wilderness without a way denotes helpless embarrassment" (Hengstenberg).