Psalm 107
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1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end.
28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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