Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 107:35

"He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings." — Psalms 107:35 (ASV)

Standing water. —Or, a pool of water. (Isaiah 41:18–19; Isaiah 42:15.)

The dependence of this psalm on these passages in Isaiah is indubitable. But the images are employed in a different manner. The prophet only thinks of the joy of returning Israel (Psalms 107:39–41). But here the thought is that in the reverses of fortune, which even the chosen nation must be prepared for, God will intervene to protect and save. But the construction is very awkward, owing to the way in which, in Psalm 107:40, two clauses from Job 12:21; Job 12:24 are introduced.