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Psalm 107

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1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Let them say so who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7 And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good things,
9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14 And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17 He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18 Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22 And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 these men have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26 They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27 They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29 And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.
30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;
33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34 a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36 And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39 Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41 But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock.
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42 The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43 Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.

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