Psalms 107
107
God the Savior of Those in Distress
1“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
his mercy endures forever!”#Ps 100:4–5; 106:1; Jer 33:11.
2Let that be the prayer of the Lord’s redeemed,
those redeemed from the hand of the foe,#Is 63:12.
3Those gathered from foreign lands,
from east and west, from north and south.#Is 43:5–6; 49:12; Zec 8:7.
I
4Some had lost their way in a barren desert;
found no path toward a city to live in.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their life was ebbing away.#Dt 8:15; 32:10; Is 49:10.
6In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who rescued them in their peril,
7#Is 35:8; 40:3; 43:19.Guided them by a direct path
so they reached a city to live in.#Dt 6:10.
8Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
9For he satisfied the thirsty,
filled the hungry with good things.#Lk 1:53.
II
10Some lived in darkness and gloom,
imprisoned in misery and chains.
11Because they rebelled against God’s word,
and scorned the counsel of the Most High,#Is 42:7, 22; Jb 36:8–9; Prv 1:25.
12He humbled their hearts through hardship;
they stumbled with no one to help.#Ps 106:43.
13In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril;
14He brought them forth from darkness and the shadow of death
and broke their chains asunder.#Is 42:7; 49:9; 51:14.
15Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
16For he broke down the gates of bronze
and snapped the bars of iron.
III
17Some fell sick from their wicked ways,
afflicted because of their sins.
18They loathed all manner of food;#Jb 6:6–7; 33:20.
they were at the gates of death.
19In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril,
20Sent forth his word to heal them,#Ps 147:15; Wis 16:12; Is 55:11; Mt 8:8.
and snatched them from the grave.
21Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
22Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks,
recount his works with shouts of joy.
IV
23Some went off to sea in ships,
plied their trade on the deep waters.#Sir 43:25.
24They saw the works of the Lord,
the wonders of God in the deep.
25He commanded and roused a storm wind;
it tossed the waves on high.#Jon 1:4.
26They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths;
their hearts trembled at the danger.
27They reeled, staggered like drunkards;
their skill was of no avail.#Is 29:9.
28In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who brought them out of their peril;
29He hushed the storm to silence,
the waves of the sea were stilled.#Ps 65:8; 89:10; Mt 8:26 par.
30They rejoiced that the sea grew calm,
that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.
31Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
32Let them extol him in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the council of the elders.
V
33#God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in Gn 18–19, which the Psalm sees as the destruction of the wicked inhabitants of Canaan to prepare the way for Israel (Ps 107:33–34). God then led Israel through the desert to give them a fertile land (Ps 107:35–38) and protected them from every danger (Ps 107:39–41).God changed rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,#Is 35:7; 42:15; 50:2.
34Fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its people.#Gn 19:23–28; Dt 29:22; Sir 39:23.
35He changed the desert into pools of water,
arid land into springs of water,#Ps 114:8; Is 41:8.
36And settled the hungry there;
they built a city to live in.#Ez 36:35.
37They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.#Is 65:21; Jer 31:5.
38#Jb 12:23–25.God blessed them, and they increased greatly,
and their livestock did not decrease.#Dt 7:13–14.
39But he poured out contempt on princes,
made them wander trackless wastes,
40Where they were diminished and brought low
through misery and cruel oppression.
41While he released the poor man from affliction,
and increased their families like flocks.#Ps 113:7.
42The upright saw this and rejoiced;#Ps 58:11; 63:12.
all wickedness shut its mouth.
43Whoever is wise will take note of these things,#Hos 14:10.
and ponder the merciful deeds of the Lord.
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Psalm 107
107
1 O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary,
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the [Red] Sea in the south.
4 Some wandered in the wilderness in a solitary desert track; they found no city for habitation.
5 Hungry and thirsty, they fainted; their lives were near to being extinguished.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 He led them forth by the straight and right way, that they might go to a city where they could establish their homes.
8 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons, [Luke 1:79.]
11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 Therefore He bowed down their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled and fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them. [Ps. 68:6; Acts 12:7; 16:26.]
15 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart.
17 Some are fools [made ill] because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities.
18 They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses.
20 He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction. [II Kings 20:4, 5; Matt. 8:8.]
21 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men! [Heb. 13:15.]
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving and rehearse His deeds with shouts of joy and singing!
23 Some go down to the sea and travel over it in ships to do business in great waters;
24 These see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands and raises up the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 [Those aboard] mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the deeps; their courage melts away because of their plight.
27 They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits' end [all their wisdom has come to nothing].
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses.
29 He hushes the storm to a calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are still. [Ps. 89:9; Matt. 8:26.]
30 Then the men are glad because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.
31 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people and praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, water springs into a thirsty ground, [I Kings 17:1, 7.]
34 A fruitful land into a barren, salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. [Gen. 13:10; 14:3; 19:25.]
35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs; [Isa. 41:18.]
36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation,
37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards which yield fruits of increase.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and allows not their cattle to decrease.
39 When they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
40 He pours contempt upon princes and causes them to wander in waste places where there is no road.
41 Yet He raises the poor and needy from affliction and makes their families like a flock.
42 The upright shall see it and be glad, but all iniquity shall shut its mouth.
43 Whoso is wise [if there be any truly wise] will observe and heed these things; and they will diligently consider the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord.
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