Psalm 107
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1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy, 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up. 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles. 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death. 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done! 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end.
28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land, 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants. 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water. 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD's acts of loyal love! 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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