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The LORD Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles. |
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Psalm 107:1 |
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Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
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Psalm 107:2 |
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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He
has redeemed from the hand of the adversary |
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Psalm 107:3 |
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And gathered from the lands, From the east and
from the west, From the north and from the south. |
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Psalm 107:4 |
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They wandered in the wilderness in a desert
region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. |
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Psalm 107:5 |
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They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted
within them. |
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Psalm 107:6 |
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses. |
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Psalm 107:7 |
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He led them also by a straight way, To go to
an inhabited city. |
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Psalm 107:8 |
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
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Psalm 107:9 |
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For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the
hungry soul He has filled with what is good. |
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Psalm 107:10 |
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There were those who dwelt in darkness and in
the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, |
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Psalm 107:11 |
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Because they had rebelled against the words
of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. |
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Psalm 107:12 |
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Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was none to help. |
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Psalm 107:13 |
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses. |
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Psalm 107:14 |
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow
of death And broke their bands apart. |
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Psalm 107:15 |
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
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Psalm 107:16 |
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For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut
bars of iron asunder. |
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Psalm 107:17 |
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Fools, because of their rebellious way, And
because of their iniquities, were afflicted. |
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Psalm 107:18 |
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Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they
drew near to the gates of death. |
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Psalm 107:19 |
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses. |
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Psalm 107:20 |
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He sent His word and healed them, And delivered
them from their destructions. |
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Psalm 107:21 |
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
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Psalm 107:22 |
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Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell of His works with joyful singing. |
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Psalm 107:23 |
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Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do
business on great waters; |
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Psalm 107:24 |
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They have seen the works of the LORD, And His
wonders in the deep. |
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Psalm 107:25 |
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For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which
lifted up the waves of the sea. |
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Psalm 107:26 |
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They rose up to the heavens, they went down
to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. |
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Psalm 107:27 |
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They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And were at their wits' end. |
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Psalm 107:28 |
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses. |
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Psalm 107:29 |
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He caused the storm to be still, So that the
waves of the sea were hushed. |
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Psalm 107:30 |
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Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven. |
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Psalm 107:31 |
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
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Psalm 107:32 |
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Let them extol Him also in the congregation
of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. |
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Psalm 107:33 |
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He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs
of water into a thirsty ground; |
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Psalm 107:34 |
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A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of
the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
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Psalm 107:35 |
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He changes a wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water; |
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Psalm 107:36 |
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And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that
they may establish an inhabited city, |
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Psalm 107:37 |
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And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather
a fruitful harvest. |
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Psalm 107:38 |
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Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease. |
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Psalm 107:39 |
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When they are diminished and bowed down Through
oppression, misery and sorrow, |
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Psalm 107:40 |
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He pours contempt upon princes And makes them
wander in a pathless waste. |
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Psalm 107:41 |
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But He sets the needy securely on high away
from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. |
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Psalm 107:42 |
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The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness
shuts its mouth. |
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Psalm 107:43 |
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Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD. |
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