Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his faithful love lasts forever.
2 Let the LORD’s redeemed say so, those he redeemed from the hand of the foe.
3 He gathered them from the lands, from east and west, from north and sea.
4 They wandered in the wilderness, through a barren, trackless land; they found no city to live in.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their lives were ebbing away within them.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and he rescued them from their troubles.
7 He led them along a straight path, so they could reach a city to live in.
8 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wonderful deeds for humankind.
9 For he satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
10 Some lived in darkness and the shadow of death, imprisoned in misery and chains.
11 For they had rebelled against the words of God and rejected the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he brought their hearts low with hard labor; they stumbled, and no one came to help.
13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and he saved them from their troubles.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains.
15 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wonderful deeds for humankind.
16 For he shattered bronze doors and smashed iron bars.
17 Fools suffered because of their rebellious ways and their guilt.
18 They loathed all food and came to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and he saved them from their troubles.
20 He sent his word and healed them; he rescued them from destruction.
21 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wonderful deeds for humankind.
22 Let them offer thank offerings and tell of his works with joyful songs.
23 Those who went down to the sea in ships did their work on the vast waters.
24 They saw the LORD’s works and his wonders in the depths.
25 He spoke, and a storm wind rose, lifting the waves of the sea.
26 They rose up to the sky, then plunged into the depths; their lives melted away in danger.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and he brought them out of their troubles.
29 He turned the storm into a calm, and the waves fell silent.
30 They rejoiced as the waters grew calm, and he guided them to the harbor they longed for.
31 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wonderful deeds for humankind.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him among the elders.
33 He turns rivers into wilderness and springs of water into dry ground.
34 He turns fertile land into salt flats because of the wickedness of those who live there.
35 He turns wilderness into a pool and dry ground into springs of water.
36 There he settles the hungry, and they establish a city to live in.
37 They sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap an abundant harvest.
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; he does not let their livestock dwindle.
39 Then they grow few and are brought low by oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41 But he lifts the needy out of misery and makes their families grow like flocks.
42 The upright see this and rejoice, while every injustice is silenced.
43 Whoever is wise, let them keep these things in mind and understand the LORD’s acts of faithful love.
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