Psalm 107 (New American Standard)

BOOK 5

The LORD Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles.

1 Oh ¹ give thanks to the LORD, for ² He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let ³the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has ⁴redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3 And ⁵gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the ^asouth. 4 They ⁶wandered in the wilderness in a ^bdesert region ; They did not find a way to ^can inhabited ⁷city. 5 They were hungry ^dand thirsty ; Their ⁸soul fainted within them. 6 Then they ⁹cried out to the LORD in their trouble ; He delivered them out of their distresses. 7 He led them also by a ^e10straight way, To go to ^f11an inhabited city. 8 ¹²Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His ^gwonders to the sons of men ! 9 For He has ¹³satisfied the ^hthirsty soul, And the ¹⁴hungry soul He has filled with what is good. 10 There were those who ¹⁵dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, ¹⁶Prisoners in ⁱmisery and ^jchains, 11 Because they had ¹⁷rebelled against the words of God And ¹⁸spurned the ¹⁹counsel of the Most High. 12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor ; They stumbled and there was ²⁰none to help. 13 Then they ²¹cried out to the LORD in their trouble ; He saved them out of their distresses. 14 He ²²brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And ²³broke their bands apart. 15 ²⁴Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His ^kwonders to the sons of men ! 16 For He has ²⁵shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. 17 Fools, because of ^ltheir rebellious way, And ²⁶because of their iniquities, were afflicted. 18 Their ²⁷soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they ²⁸drew near to the ²⁹gates of death. 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble ; He saved them out of their distresses. 20 He ³⁰sent His word and ³¹healed them, And ³²delivered them from their ^mdestructions. 21 ³³Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His ⁿwonders to the sons of men ! 22 Let them also offer ³⁴sacrifices of thanksgiving, And ³⁵tell of His works with joyful singing. 23 Those who ³⁶go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters ; 24 They have seen the works of the LORD, And His ^owonders in the deep. 25 For He ³⁷spoke and raised up a ³⁸stormy wind, Which ³⁹lifted up the waves ^pof the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths ; Their soul ⁴⁰melted away in their misery. 27 They reeled and ⁴¹staggered like a drunken man, And ^qwere at their wits' end. 28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. 29 He ⁴²caused the storm to be still, So that the waves ^rof the sea were hushed. 30 Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven. 31 ⁴³Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His ^s44wonders to the sons of men ! 32 Let them ⁴⁵extol Him also ⁴⁶in the congregation of the people, And ⁴⁷praise Him at the seat of the elders. 33 He ^t48changes rivers into a ^uwilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground ; 34 A ⁴⁹fruitful land into a ⁵⁰salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35 He ^v51changes a ^wwilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water ; 36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish ^x52an inhabited city, 37 And sow fields and ⁵³plant vineyards, And ^ygather a fruitful harvest. 38 Also He blesses them and they ⁵⁴multiply greatly, And He ⁵⁵does not let their cattle decrease. 39 When they are ⁵⁶diminished and ⁵⁷bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, 40 He ⁵⁸pours contempt upon ^zprinces And ⁵⁹makes them wander ⁶⁰in a pathless waste. 41 But He ⁶¹sets the needy ^aasecurely on high away from affliction, And ⁶²makes his families like a flock. 42 The ⁶³upright see it and are glad ; But all ⁶⁴unrighteousness shuts its mouth. 43 Who is ⁶⁵wise ? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the ⁶⁶lovingkindnesses of the LORD.