Psalms 107:3

“And gathered them out of the lands, etc.] This cannot have respect to the bringing of the children of Israel out of Egypt; for they were not then brought out of several countries, but from one land only: nor to the Babylonish captivity; for, though some might be gathered out of different provinces, yet not from east, west, north, and south, as here expressed. It best suits with the gathering of the redeemed in the effectual calling, and particularly the calling of the Gentiles in Gospel times; to which the title of the Syriac version before mentioned has respect. The elect of God are gathered in consequence of being redeemed, (<381008>Zechariah 10:8), they are gathered out of the world, and…”

“And gathered them out of the lands - The countries where they were scattered. In the times of the captivity the people were not all taken to one place, or did not all abide in one place. In the long exile - of seventy years - in Babylon, they would naturally be much scattered in the different provinces; and the attempt to collect them together, to restore them again to their native land, might be attended with much difficulty. From the east ... - From all quarters; from the places where they were scattered abroad. That is, one taking his position in Babylon would see them dispersed from that place as a center into all the surrounding country. And from the south - Margin, as in Hebrew, “from…”

“Gathered - Into their own land. Psalms 107:4”

“107:3 exiles: People came from all nations where the people of Israel and Judah had been scattered.”

“gathered: Psa 106:47; Isa 11:11-16, Isa 43:5, Isa 43:6, Isa 49:12; Jer 29:14, Jer 31:8, Jer 31:10; Eze 36:24; Eze 39:27; Rev 5:9 south: Heb. sea Psalms 107:4”