Psalms 107
107
BOOK FIVE
Psalm 107
The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.
1O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3And gathered them from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the #107:3 Lit sea.south.
4¶They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region;
And did not find a way to an inhabited city.
5Hungry and thirsty,
They fainted.
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He rescued them from their distresses.
7He led them by the straight way,
To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
9For He satisfies the parched throat,
And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.
10¶Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains, [Luke 1:79]
11Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor;
They stumbled and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.
14He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness
And broke their bonds apart. [Ps 68:6; Acts 12:7; 16:26]
15Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
16For He has shattered the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron apart.
17¶Fools, because of their rebellious way,
And because of their sins, were afflicted.
18They detested all kinds of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.
20He sent His word and healed them,
And rescued them from their destruction. [2 Kin 20:4, 5; Matt 8:8]
21Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men! [Heb 13:15]
22And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!
23¶Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
24They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];
Their courage melted away in their misery.
27They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,
So that the waves of the sea were still. [Ps 65:7; 89:9; Matt 8:26]
30Then they were glad because of the calm,
And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).
31Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
32Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
33¶He turns rivers into a wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground; [1 Kin 17:1, 7]
34A productive land into a [barren] salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. [Gen 13:10; 14:3; 19:25]
35He turns a wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water; [Is 41:18]
36And there He has the hungry dwell,
So that they may establish an inhabited city,
37And sow fields and plant vineyards,
And produce an abundant harvest.
38Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly,
And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.
39¶When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled)
Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,
40He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
41Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction,
And makes their families like a flock.
42The upright see it and rejoice;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
43Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things;
And [thoughtfully] 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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