Psalms 107
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Psalm 107
1¶ O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3and gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4They wandered lost in the wilderness, alone and out of the way; they found no city to dwell in.
5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!
9For he satisfies the soul that is destitute and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10¶ Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons,
11because they rebelled against the words of God and condemned the counsel of the most High:
12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their bonds asunder.
15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!
16For he has broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder.
17¶ The fools, because of the way of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death.
19Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
20He sent his word and healed them and delivered them from their graves.
21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!
22And let them offer the sacrifices of praise and publish his works with singing.
23¶ Those that go down to the sea in ships that do work in many waters,
24these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.
25For he commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26They mount up to the heavens; they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble.
27They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and all of their knowledge is of no avail.
28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivers them out of their afflictions.
29He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30Then they are glad because they are at rest; so he brings them into the haven of his will.
31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!
32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33¶ He turned rivers into a wilderness and the watersprings into dry ground;
34the fruitful land into salt flats, because of the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
35He turns the wilderness into reservoirs of water and dry ground into watersprings.
36And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation
37and sow the fields and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly and suffers not their cattle to decrease.
39Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40He pours contempt upon princes and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41Yet he sets the poor on high from affliction and makes his families like a flock.
42The righteous shall see it and rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43Who is wise and will observe these things and shall understand the mercies of the Lord?
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 107
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BOOK FIVE
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
1Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
because his mercy endures forever.
2Let the people the Lord defended repeat these words.
They are the people he defended from the power of their enemies
3and gathered from other countries,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
4They wandered around the desert on a deserted road
without finding an inhabited city.
5They were hungry and thirsty.
They began to lose hope.
6In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
He rescued them from their troubles.
7He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city.
8Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
9He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty.
He filled those who were hungry with good food.
10Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow
were prisoners in misery.
They were held in iron chains
11because they had rebelled against God’s words and had despised the advice given by the Most High.
12So he humbled them with hard work.
They fell down, but no one was there to help them.
13In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
He saved them from their troubles.
14He brought them out of the dark, out of death’s shadow.
He broke apart their chains.
15Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
16He shattered bronze gates
and cut iron bars in two.
17Fools suffered because of their disobedience
and because of their crimes.
18All food was disgusting to them,
and they came near death’s gates.
19In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
He saved them from their troubles.
20He sent his message and healed them.
He rescued them from the grave.
21Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
22Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice.
Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done.
23Those who sail on the sea in ships,
who do business on the high seas,
24have seen what the Lord can do,
the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea.
25He spoke, and a storm began to blow,
and it made the waves rise high.
26The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky.
They plunged into the depths.
Their courage melted in ⌞the face of⌟ disaster.
27They reeled and staggered like drunks,
and all their skills as sailors became useless.
28In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
He led them from their troubles.
29He made the storm calm down,
and the waves became still.
30The sailors were glad that the storm was quiet.
He guided them to the harbor they had longed for.
31Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
32Let them glorify him when the people are gathered for worship.
Let them praise him in the company of respected leaders.
33He changes rivers into a desert,
springs into thirsty ground,
34and fertile ground into a layer of salt
because of the wickedness of the people living there.
35He changes deserts into lakes
and dry ground into springs.
36There he settles those who are hungry,
and they build cities to live in.
37They plant in fields and vineyards
that produce crops.
38He blesses them, and their numbers multiply,
and he does not allow a shortage of cattle.
39They became few in number and were humiliated
because of oppression, disaster, and sorrow.
40He poured contempt on their influential people
and made them stumble around in a pathless desert.
41But now he lifts needy people high above suffering
and makes their families like flocks.
42Decent people will see this and rejoice,
but all the wicked people will shut their mouths.
43Let those who ⌞think⌟ they are wise
pay attention to these things
so that they may understand the Lord’s blessings.
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