Psalms 107

107

1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

for His mercy endures forever! # 1Ch 16:34; Ps 106:1

2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, # Ps 106:10; Isa 35:9

3and gathered from the lands, # Ps 106:47

from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. # Isa 43:5–6

4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; # Nu 14:33; Dt 32:10

they found no city to dwell in.

5Hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress. # Ps 50:15; 107:13

7He led them forth by a straight way,

That they might go to a habitable city. # Ps 107:4, 36

8Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the sons of men! # Ps 107:15, 21

9For He satisfies the longing soul,

and fills the hungry soul with goodness. # Ps 34:10; Lk 1:53

10There were those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, # Lk 1:79

prisoners in affliction and irons,

11because they rebelled against the words of God, # Ps 106:7

and scorned the counsel of the Most High. # Ps 73:24

12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;

they fell down and there was no one to help. # Ps 22:11

13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress. # Ps 107:6

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and broke their bonds apart. # Ps 107:10; 116:16

15Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the sons of men! # Ps 107:8, 21

16For He has broken the gates of bronze

and cut the bars of iron in two. # Isa 45:1–2

17Fools, because of their transgressions,

and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. # La 3:39

18They abhorred all manner of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death. # Ps 9:13; 88:3

19Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

20He sent His word and healed them, # Mt 8:8

and delivered them from their destruction. # Ps 30:2–3

21Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the sons of men! # Ps 107:8, 15

22Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, # Ps 50:14

and declare His works with rejoicing. # Ps 9:11

23Some go down to the sea in ships,

who do business in the vast waters;

24they have seen the works of the Lord,

and His wonders in the deep.

25For He commanded and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea. # Ps 93:3; Jon 1:4

26They mounted up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;

their soul melted in their misery. # Ps 22:14; 119:28

27They reeled to and fro and staggered like a drunken man, # Job 12:25

and were at their wits’ end.

28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and He brought out of their distress.

29He made the storm to be calm,

and the waves of the sea were hushed. # Ps 65:7; 89:9; Mt 8:26

30Then they were glad because they were quiet;

so He brought them to their desired haven.

31Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the sons of men! # Ps 107:8, 15

32Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people, # Ps 22:22, 25

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33He turns rivers into a desert, # Isa 50:2

springs of water into dry ground, # Isa 42:15

34a fruitful land into barrenness, # Ge 13:10; 14:3

because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein.

35He turns a wilderness into a pool of water,

and dry land into springs of water. # Ps 114:8; Isa 35:6–7

36There He makes the hungry dwell,

so that they may establish a city to live in, # Ps 107:7

37and sow fields and plant vineyards,

and gather a fruitful harvest.

38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; # Ge 12:2; 17:20

and He does not let their livestock decrease.

39When they are diminished and brought low # 2Ki 10:32

through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

40He pours contempt upon princes, # Job 12:21

and causes them to wander in a pathless wilderness; # Job 12:24

41yet He sets the poor on high out of affliction, # 1Sa 2:8

and makes their families like a flock. # Job 21:11

42The righteous see it and rejoice, # Job 22:19

and all wickedness shuts its mouth. # Ps 63:11

43Whoever is wise will observe these things, # Ps 64:9; Jer 9:12

and they will consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.

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Psalms 107

107

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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