And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

PSALMS 107:37KJV
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Psalms 107:37 (KJV)

What does Psalms 107:37 mean?

Psalms 107:37 describes people sowing fields and planting vineyards, which then produce abundant crops. The verse highlights a time of fruitful labor and blessing, where the land yields a good harvest as a result of the people's work.

This verse is part of a psalm that recounts how God rescues and restores people after hardship. The speaker is reflecting on a situation where those who had suffered are now able to work their land again, and their efforts are rewarded with growth and plenty. The focus is on renewal, stability, and the visible results of restored life.

The Hebrew behind Psalms 107:37

  • "Sow" (זָרַע, zaraʿ) means to scatter seed in the fields, pointing to the basic act of beginning new growth. This word emphasizes active participation in the renewal process.
  • "Yield" (עָשָׂה, ʿasah) is often translated as "to make" or "to produce." Here, it stresses that the land is not just worked but actually brings forth results.
  • "Fruits" (פְּרִי, peri) and "increase" (תְּבוּאָה, tevu'ah) together highlight both the immediate produce (like grapes or grain) and the overall abundance or profit from the harvest. The pairing suggests not just survival, but plenty.

Why Psalms 107:37 matters

  • This verse clarifies that restoration in the psalm is practical and visible—people are not just spiritually renewed but also able to thrive in daily life.
  • The emphasis on sowing and planting after hardship connects to the wider theme of Psalms 107, where cycles of trouble and deliverance are followed by tangible blessing.
  • The verse helps correct the idea that blessing is only spiritual; here, it is shown in the real, everyday work and its results.

Where else these words appear

“increase” Hebrew H8393 · used in 40 verses

  • Genesis 47:24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
  • Deuteronomy 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
  • Proverbs 3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

“sow” Hebrew H2232 · used in 54 verses

  • Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
  • Deuteronomy 11:10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
  • Isaiah 32:20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

“plant” Hebrew H5193 · used in 55 verses

  • Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
  • Psalms 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
  • Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

“vineyards” Hebrew H3754 · used in 82 verses

  • Genesis 9:20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
  • 1 Kings 21:1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
  • Isaiah 1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.