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Psalm 107

Good News Translation GNT

1 "Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal!"

2 Repeat these words in praise to the Lord, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemies

3 and has brought you back from foreign countries, from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to a city to live in.

5 They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.

6 Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.

8 They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

9 He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10 Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,

11 because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.

12 They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.

13 Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.

15 They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

16 He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.

17 Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;

18 they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death.

19 Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.

20 He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.

21 They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

22 They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.

23 Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas.

24 They saw what the Lord can do, his wonderful acts on the seas.

25 He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves.

26 The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage;

27 they stumbled and staggered like drunks - all their skill was useless.

28 Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.

29 He calmed the raging storm, and the waves became quiet.

30 They were glad because of the calm, and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.

31 They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

32 They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people and praise him before the council of the leaders.

33 The Lord made rivers dry up completely and stopped springs from flowing.

34 He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35 He changed deserts into pools of water and dry land into flowing springs.

36 He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.

37 They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest.

38 He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.

39 When God's people were defeated and humiliated by cruel oppression and suffering,

40 he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts.

41 But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.

42 The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.

43 May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.

World English Bible WEB

1 Give thanks to Yahweh, For he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

3 Gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,

7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.

8 Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High.

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

13 Then they cried to Yahweh 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 their bonds in sunder.

15 Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron.

17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, He saves them out of their distresses.

20 He sends his word, and heals them, And delivers them from their graves.

21 Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business in great waters;

24 These see Yahweh's works, And his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up its waves.

26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, He brings them out of their distress.

29 He makes the storm a calm, So that its waves are still.

30 Then are they glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.

31 Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a desert, Water springs into a thirsty ground,

34 And a fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, And a dry land into water springs.

36 There he makes the hungry to live, That they may prepare a city to live in,

37 Sow fields, plant vineyards, And reap the fruits of increase.

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their cattle to decrease.

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

40 He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock.

42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.