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Psalm 107:3
and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
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East and west, north and south map the wide reach of God's gathering, turning attention toward people once spread across distant lands.
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Psalm 106:47Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!Psalm 106 asks the LORD to gather his people from the nations; Psalm 107 gives thanks for his gathering.
Isaiah 43:5–6Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.Both passages name east and west as directions from which God gathers his people.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Both songs praise redemption reaching across lands and peoples, with Revelation naming the blood by which people were bought for God.
Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you,” says the LORD, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have …Jeremiah promises gathering from places of captivity; the psalm gives thanks for the LORD's gathering from distant lands.
Ezekiel 36:24“‘“For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.Both passages describe God gathering people out of many countries; Ezekiel also names their own land as the destination.
Deuteronomy 30:3that then the LORD your God will release you from captivity, have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples where the LORD your …Both passages name the LORD as the one who gathers his people from among other lands and peoples.
Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with …Both passages name the north in God's gathering; Jeremiah also names vulnerable people among the returning company.
Ezekiel 39:27when I have brought them back from the peoples, gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am shown holy among them in the sight of many nations.Both passages describe God gathering people from foreign lands, with Ezekiel identifying those lands as belonging to their enemies.
Jeremiah 31:10“Hear the LORD’s word, you nations, and declare it in the distant islands. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his …Both passages credit the LORD with gathering his people; Jeremiah adds the shepherd's care for the gathered flock.
Isaiah 11:11–16It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, …Both passages describe God recovering his people from many lands, with Isaiah naming countries where the remnant remains.
Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.”Both passages name the north and west as directions from which people come or are gathered.
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The people named here had been spread across many lands. Their gathering is a reason for thanks: YHWH had redeemed them and brought them together.
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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).