Tehillim (Psa) 107
107
Book V: Psalms 107–150
1Give thanks to Adonai; for he is good,
for his grace continues forever.
2Let those redeemed by Adonai say it,
those he redeemed from the power of the foe.
3He gathered them from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the sea.
4They wandered in the desert, on paths through the wastes,
without finding any inhabited city.
5They were hungry and thirsty,
their life was ebbing away.
6In their trouble they cried to Adonai,
and he rescued them from their distress.
7He led them by a direct path
to a city where they could live.
8Let them give thanks to Adonai for his grace,
for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
9For he has satisfied the hungry,
filled the starving with good.
10Some lived in darkness, in death-dark gloom,
bound in misery and iron chains,
11because they defied God’s word,
scorned the counsel of the Most High.
12So he humbled their hearts by hard labor;
when they stumbled, no one came to their aid.
13In their trouble they cried to Adonai,
and he rescued them from their distress.
14He led them from darkness, from death-dark gloom,
shattering their chains.
15Let them give thanks to Adonai for his grace,
for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
16For he shattered bronze doors
and cut through iron bars.
17There were foolish people who suffered affliction
because of their crimes and sins;
18they couldn’t stand to eat anything;
they were near the gates of death.
19In their trouble they cried to Adonai,
and he rescued them from their distress;
20he sent his word and healed them,
he delivered them from destruction.
21Let them give thanks to Adonai for his grace,
for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and proclaim his great deeds with songs of joy.
23Those who go down to the sea in ships,
plying their trade on the great ocean,
24saw the works of Adonai,
his wonders in the deep.
25For at his word the storm-wind arose,
lifting up towering waves.
26The sailors were raised up to the sky,
then plunged into the depths.
At the danger, their courage failed them,
27they reeled and staggered like drunk men,
and all their skill was swallowed up.
28In their trouble they cried to Adonai,
and he rescued them from their distress.
29He silenced the storm and stilled its waves,
30and they rejoiced as the sea grew calm.
Then he brought them safely
to their desired port.
31Let them give thanks to Adonai for his grace,
for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
32Let them extol him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the leaders’ council.
33He turns rivers into desert,
flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34productive land into salt flats,
because the people living there are so wicked.
35But he also turns desert into pools of water,
dry land into flowing springs;
36there he gives the hungry a home,
and they build a city to live in;
37there they sow fields and plant vineyards,
which yield an abundant harvest.
38He blesses them, their numbers grow,
and he doesn’t let their livestock decrease.
39When their numbers fall, and they grow weak,
because of oppression, disaster and sorrow,
40he pours contempt on princes
and leaves them to wander in trackless wastes.
41But the needy he raises up from their distress
and increases their families like sheep.
42When the upright see this, they rejoice;
while the wicked are reduced to silence.
43Let whoever is wise observe these things
and consider Adonai’s loving deeds.
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107
BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
The Lord Is Good to His People
1 #
1 Ch 16.34; 2 Ch 5.11-13; 7.3; Ezra 3.11; Ps 100.5; 106.1; 118.1; 136.1; Jr 33.11. Shout praises to the Lord!
He is good to us,
and his love never fails.
2Everyone the Lord has rescued
from trouble
should praise him,
3everyone he has brought
from the east and the west,
the north and the south.#107.3 south: The Hebrew text has “sea,” probably referring to the Mediterranean Sea.
4Some of you were lost
in the scorching desert,
far from a town.
5You were hungry and thirsty
and about to give up.
6You were in serious trouble,
but you prayed to the Lord,
and he rescued you.
7At once he brought you
to a town.
8You should praise the Lord
for his love
and for the wonderful things
he does for all of us.
9To everyone who is thirsty,
he gives something to drink;
to everyone who is hungry,
he gives good things to eat.
10Some of you were prisoners
suffering in deepest darkness
and bound by chains,
11because you had rebelled
against God Most High
and refused his advice.
12You were worn out
from working like slaves,
and no one came to help.
13You were in serious trouble,
but you prayed to the Lord,
and he rescued you.
14He brought you out
of the deepest darkness
and broke your chains.
15You should praise the Lord
for his love
and for the wonderful things
he does for all of us.
16He breaks down bronze gates
and shatters iron locks.
17Some of you had foolishly
committed a lot of sins
and were in terrible pain.
18The very thought of food
was disgusting to you,
and you were almost dead.
19You were in serious trouble,
but you prayed to the Lord,
and he rescued you.
20By the power of his own word,
he healed you and saved you
from destruction.
21You should praise the Lord
for his love
and for the wonderful things
he does for all of us.
22You should celebrate
by offering sacrifices
and singing joyful songs
to tell what he has done.
23Some of you made a living
by sailing the mighty sea,
24and you saw the miracles
the Lord performed there.
25At his command a storm arose,
and waves covered the sea.
26You were tossed to the sky
and to the ocean depths,
until things looked so bad
that you lost your courage.
27You staggered like drunkards
and gave up all hope.
28You were in serious trouble,
but you prayed to the Lord,
and he rescued you.
29He made the storm stop
and the sea be quiet.
30You were happy because of this,
and he brought you to the port
where you wanted to go.
31You should praise the Lord
for his love
and for the wonderful things
he does for all of us.
32Honor the Lord
when you and your leaders
meet to worship.
33If you start doing wrong,
the Lord will turn rivers
into deserts,
34 #
Si 39.23. flowing streams
into scorched land,
and fruitful fields
into beds of salt.
35But the Lord can also turn
deserts into lakes
and scorched land
into flowing streams.
36If you are hungry,
you can settle there
and build a town.
37You can plant fields
and vineyards that produce
a good harvest.
38The Lord will bless you
with many children
and with herds of cattle.
39Sometimes you may be crushed
by troubles and sorrows,
until only a few of you
are left to survive.
40But the Lord will take revenge
on those who conquer you,
and he will make them wander
across desert sands.
41When you are suffering
and in need,
he will come to your rescue,
and your families will grow
as fast as a herd of sheep.
42You will see this because
you obey the Lord,
but everyone who is wicked
will be silenced.
43Be wise! Remember this
and think about the kindness
of the Lord.
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