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Psalms 107

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[1] south.

⁴They 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.

¹⁰Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness, Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

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.

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.

¹⁷Fools, 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.

²¹Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!

²³Those 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.

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.

³³He turns rivers into a wilderness, And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵He turns a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;

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.

³⁹When 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.