Psalm 106:34–37

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He hath turned a wilderness into pools of waters, and a dry land into water springs.

36 And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

37 And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water

and the parched ground into flowing springs;

36 there he brought the hungry to live,

and they founded a city where they could settle.

37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards

that yielded a fruitful harvest;

Psalm 106:34–37 — English Standard Version (ESV)

34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in;

37 they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

Psalm 106:34–37 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

34 A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,

And dry ground into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city for habitation;

37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,

Which may yield fruits of increase.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New Living Translation (NLT)

34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

because of the wickedness of those who live there.

35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

the dry land into springs of water.

36 He brings the hungry to settle there

and to build their cities.

37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

and harvest their bumper crops.

Psalm 106:34–37 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

34 A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water,

And dry land into watersprings.

36 There He makes the hungry dwell,

That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,

That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New Century Version (NCV)

34 He made fertile land salty,

because the people there did evil.

35 He changed the desert into pools of water

and dry ground into springs of water.

36 He had the hungry settle there

so they could build a city in which to live.

37 They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards,

and they had a good harvest.

Psalm 106:34–37 — American Standard Version (ASV)

34 A fruitful land into a salt desert,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,

And a dry land into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city of habitation,

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards,

And get them fruits of increase.

Psalm 106:34–37 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

34 A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs; 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation; 37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

Psalm 106:34–37 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

34 and fertile ground into a layer of salt

because of the wickedness of the people living there.

35 He changes deserts into lakes

and dry ground into springs.

36 There he settles those who are hungry,

and they build cities to live in.

37 They plant in fields and vineyards

that produce crops.

Psalm 106:34–37 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water,

dry land into springs of water.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live.

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there he lets the hungry live,

and they establish a town to live in;

37 they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

Psalm 106:34–37 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

34 a fruitful land into a salty place,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water

and a dry land into springs of water.

36 And he settles the hungry there,

so that they may establish a city to inhabit,

37 and sow fields and plant vineyards,

that they may yield fruit at harvest.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

34 He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow.

He did it because the people who lived there were evil.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water.

He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.

36 He brought hungry people there to live.

They built a city where they could settle down.

37 They planted fields and vineyards

that produced large crops.

Psalm 106:34–37 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

34 A fruitful land into a salt waste,

Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He changes a wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell,

So that they may establish an inhabited city,

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,

And gather a fruitful harvest.

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