Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 107:20

"He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions." — Psalms 107:20 (ASV)

He sent His word. —In history , as in the natural world (Psalms 147:18), God’s word is His messenger .

Destructions. —This follows the Septuagint, which derives it in a manner similar to that seen in Psalms 103:4. A better derivation, however, gives “pits,” either with metaphorical allusion to the “depths” of suffering, or literally, of the “graves” to which the sufferers had drawn near.