Psalms 107
107
1Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
2Let those the Lord has saved say that they are saved; those he has rescued from the power of the enemy.
3He has gathered them together from distant lands, from the east and the west, the north and the south.#107:3. “South”: literally “the sea.”
4They wandered in the desert wilderness, unable to find a way to a city where they could live.
5Hungry and thirsty, they became very discouraged.
6Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
7He led them along a straight way to a city where they could live.
8Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
9For he gives drink to those who are thirsty, and food to those who are hungry.
10Some sat in complete darkness, prisoners of misery and bound with iron chains,
11for they had rebelled against what God had said; they had rejected the guidance of the Most High.
12So he humbled their pride with the troubles of life; they tripped over and no one was there to stop them falling.
13Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
14He brought them out of complete darkness, he broke their chains to pieces.
15Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
16For he breaks down the bronze doors, and cuts through the iron bars.#107:16. Of imprisonment.
17They were stupid because they rebelled; they suffered for their sins.
18They didn't want to eat; they were at death's door.
19Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
20He gave the command and he healed them; he saved them from the grave.
21Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
22Let them present thank offerings and sing with joy about what he has done.
23Those who set sail in ships, crossing the seas to earn their living,
24they have seen the Lord's incredible power at work—the wonderful things he did in the deepest oceans.
25He only had to speak to cause a stormy wind that stirred up towering waves,
26lifting the ships high in the air and then plunging them down. The sailors were so terrified that their courage melted away.
27They staggered around, falling from side to side like drunks—all their seamanship skills were useless.
28Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
29He calmed the storm, the waves were quiet.
30The sailors were so happy when it all calmed down, and he brought them to the harbor they wanted.
31Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
32Let them say how wonderful he is in front of the whole congregation and the elders.
33He dries up rivers and turns the land into a desert; the water springs stop flowing and the earth turns dry and dusty.
34Fruitful ground becomes a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those living there.
35But he also turns around and makes pools of water in the desert, and makes water springs flow in a dry and dusty land.
36He brings hungry people to live there—a place they can build their cities.
37They sow their fields and plant their vineyards, producing a good harvest.
38He takes care of them, and their numbers increase dramatically—their cattle too!
39When they become few, brought low by oppression, misery, and sorrow,
40He pours out his contempt on their leaders, making them wander, lost in the wilderness.
41But he lifts the poor out of their troubles, and makes their families as big as flocks.
42Those who live right will observe what is happening and be glad, but the wicked will be silenced.
43Those who are wise will pay attention to all this, and thoughtfully reflect on the Lord's trustworthy love.
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Psalms 107
107
BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance
1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever. # 1Ch 16:34; Ps 100:5; 106:1
2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe # Ps 78:42; 106:10
3and has gathered them from the lands —
from the east and the west,
from the north and the south. # Is 11:12; 43:5; Ezk 20:34
4Some # Lit They wandered in the desolate wilderness,
finding no way to a city where they could live. # Nm 14:33; 32:13
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed # Lit their soul fainted within them. # Ps 77:3
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He rescued them from their distress. # Ps 106:44
7He led them by the right path
to go to a city where they could live. # Jr 31:9
8Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity. # Ps 75:1
9For He has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things. # Ps 22:26; 34:10; Lk 1:53
10Others # Lit They sat in darkness and gloom # Or the shadow of death —
prisoners in cruel chains # Ps 102:20; Is 42:7; Lk 1:79 —
11because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High. # 2Ch 36:16; Ps 78:40; 106:7
12He broke their spirits # Lit hearts with hard labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help. # Ex 6:9; Dt 26:6; Is 14:3
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distress. # Ex 2:23-25
14He brought them out of darkness and gloom # Or the shadow of death
and broke their chains apart. # Jr 2:20
15Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity. # Ps 75:1
16For He has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars. # Is 45:1-2
17Fools suffered affliction
because of their rebellious ways and their sins. # Jr 30:14-15
18They loathed all food
and came near the gates of death. # Jb 33:20
19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distress. # Nm 21:7-9
20He sent His word and healed them;
He rescued them from the Pit. # Jb 33:28,30; Ps 30:3
21Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity. # Ps 75:1
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and announce His works with shouts of joy. # Ps 9:11; 105:43; 116:17
23Others # Lit They went to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the vast waters. # Is 42:10
24They saw the Lord’s works,
His wonderful works in the deep. # Is 33:21
25He spoke and raised a tempest
that stirred up the waves of the sea. # Lit of it # Ps 93:3-4; Ezk 26:19
26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage # Lit souls melting away in anguish, # Ps 22:14; 119:28
27they reeled and staggered like drunken men,
and all their skill was useless. # Jb 12:25; Is 29:9
28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He brought them out of their distress. # Jnh 1:14; Mk 4:39
29He stilled the storm to a murmur,
and the waves of the sea # Lit of them were hushed. # Ps 89:9; Mt 8:26; Lk 8:24
30They rejoiced when the waves # Lit when they grew quiet.
Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. # Ex 15:13; Ps 78:72
31Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity. # Ps 75:1
32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
and praise Him in the council of the elders. # Ps 22:22,25
33He turns rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground, # Is 42:15; 50:2
34and fruitful land into salty wasteland,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. # Gn 19:24-28; Dt 29:23
35He turns a desert into a pool of water,
dry land into springs of water. # Is 35:6-7; 41:18
36He causes the hungry to settle there,
and they establish a city where they can live. # Ps 60:9; 146:7
37They sow fields and plant vineyards
that yield a fruitful harvest. # Is 65:21; Am 9:14
38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; # Gn 12:2; Ex 1:7
He does not let their livestock decrease. # Dt 7:14
39When they are diminished and are humbled
by cruel oppression and sorrow, # Ps 44:25
40He pours contempt on nobles # Jb 12:21
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. # Jb 12:24
41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering # 1Sm 2:8; Ps 113:7-8
and makes their families multiply like flocks. # Jb 21:11
42The upright see it and rejoice, # Jb 22:19; Ps 64:10
and all injustice shuts its mouth. # Jb 5:16
43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider # Lit and let them consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love. # Ps 64:9; Hs 14:9
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