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Psalms 107

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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
1 "Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love lasts forever!"
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
2 That's what those who are redeemed by the LORD say, the ones God redeemed from the power of their enemies,
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
3 the ones God gathered from various countries, from east and west, north and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
4 Some of the redeemed had wandered into the desert, into the wasteland. They couldn't find their way to a city or town.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their lives were slipping away.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
6 So they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and God delivered them from their desperate circumstances.
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
7 God led them straight to human habitation.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
8 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people,
9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
9 because God satisfied the one who was parched with thirst, and he filled up the hungry with good things!
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
10 Some of the redeemed had been sitting in darkness and deep gloom; they were prisoners suffering in chains
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
11 because they had disobeyed God's instructions and rejected the Most High's plans.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
12 So God humbled them with hard work. They stumbled, and there was no one to help them.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
13 So they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
14 God brought them out from the darkness and deep gloom; he shattered their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
15 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
16 because God has shattered bronze doors and split iron bars in two!
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
17 Some of the redeemed were fools because of their sinful ways. They suffered because of their wickedness.
18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
18 They had absolutely no appetite for food; they had arrived at death's gates.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
19 So they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
20 God gave the order and healed them; he rescued them from their pit.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
21 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and declare what God has donein songs of joy!
23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
23 Some of the redeemed had gone out on the ocean in ships, making their living on the high seas.
24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
24 They saw what the LORD had made; they saw his wondrous works in the depths of the sea.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
25 God spoke and stirred up a storm that brought the waves up high.
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
26 The waves went as high as the sky; they crashed down to the depths. The sailors' courage melted at this terrible situation.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
27 They staggered and stumbled around like they were drunk. None of their skill was of any help.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
28 So they cried out to the LORD in their distress, and God brought them out safe from their desperate circumstances.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
29 God quieted the storm to a whisper; the sea's waves were hushed.
30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
30 So they rejoiced because the waves had calmed down; then God led them to the harbor they were hoping for.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
31 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
32 Let them exalt God in the congregation of the people and praise God in the assembly of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
33 God turns rivers into desert, watery springs into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
34 fruitful land into unproductive dirt, when its inhabitants are wicked.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
35 But God can also turn the desert into watery pools, thirsty ground into watery springs,
36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
36 where he settles the hungry. They even build a city and live there!
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
37 They plant fields and vineyards and obtain a fruitful harvest.
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
38 God blesses them, and they become many. God won't even let their cattle diminish.
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
39 But when they do diminish— when they're brought down by oppression, trouble, and grief—
40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
40 God pours contempt on their leaders, making them wander aimlessly in the wastelands.
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
41 But God raises the needy from their suffering; he makes their families as numerous as sheep!
42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
42 Those who do right see it and celebrate, but every wicked person shuts their mouth.
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things, carefully considering the LORD's faithful love.
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