| 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, |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| 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. |
| 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, |
| 34 | A fruitful land into a barren, salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 35 | He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs; |
| 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. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 107:10 : Luke 1:79.
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Psalm 107:14 : Ps. 68:6; Acts 12:7; 16:26.
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Psalm 107:20 : II Kings 20:4, 5; Matt. 8:8.
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Psalm 107:21 : Heb. 13:15.
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Psalm 107:29 : Ps. 89:9; Matt. 8:26.
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Psalm 107:33 : I Kings 17:1, 7.
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Psalm 107:34 : Gen. 13:10; 14:3; 19:25.
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Psalm 107:35 : Isa. 41:18.
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