Psalm 107
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1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end.
28“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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