יָשֵׂ֣ם נְהָר֣וֹת לְמִדְבָּ֑ר וּמֹצָ֥אֵי מַ֝֗יִם לְצִמָּאֽוֹן׃
Denn er wandelte Ströme in eine Wüste, und Wassergüsse in verschmachtenden Boden.
Rashi on Psalms
He makes rivers into a desert That is to say that He makes the settlements of the nations into ruins.