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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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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