Psalm 107:17 {106:17}
Good News Translation
Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;

New Revised Standard Version
Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;

Contemporary English Version
Some of you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were in terrible pain.

New American Bible
Some fell sick from their wicked ways, afflicted because of their sins.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

fools.

Psalm 14:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God. They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

Psalm 92:6 The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.

Proverbs 1:22 Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

Proverbs 7:7,22 Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house, . . .

because

Psalm 38:1-8 A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. [2] Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath. . . .

Numbers 11:33,34 As yet the flesh was between their teeth, neither had that kind of meat failed: when behold the wrath of the Lord being provoked against the people, struck them with an exceeding great plague. . . .

Numbers 12:10-13 The cloud also that was over the tabernacle departed: and behold Mary appeared white as snow with a leprosy. And when Aaron had looked on her, and saw her all covered with leprosy, . . .

Numbers 21:5-9 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. . . .

Isaiah 57:17,18 For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my face from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart. . . .

Jeremiah 2:19 Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts.

Lamentations 3:39 Mem. Why hath a living man murmured, man suffering for his sins?

Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
16Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst iron bars. 17He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.18Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.…
Cross References
Isaiah 65:6
Behold it is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will render and repay into their bosom.

Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, who have sacrificed upon the mountains, and have reproached me upon the hills; and I will measure back their first work in their bosom.

Jeremiah 4:18
Thy ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart.

Jeremiah 30:14
All thy lovers have forgotten thee, and will not seek after thee: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with cruel chastisement: by reason of the multitude of thy iniquities, thy sins are hardened.

Jeremiah 30:15
Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable: for the multitude of thy iniquity, and for thy hardened sins I have done these things to thee.

Lamentations 3:39
Mem. Why hath a living man murmured, man suffering for his sins?

Ezekiel 24:23
You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet: you shall not lament nor weep, but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and every one shall sigh with his brother.

Psalm 107:16
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