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Psalms 107

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1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast 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 say so, those he redeemed from trouble
2 That's what those who are redeemed by the LORD say, the ones God redeemed from the power of their enemies,
3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
3 the ones God gathered from various countries, from east and west, north and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town;
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 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their lives were slipping away.
6 Then they cried 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, until they reached an inhabited town.
7 God led them straight to human habitation.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
8 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people,
9 For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills 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 and in gloom, prisoners in misery and in irons,
10 Some of the redeemed had been sitting in darkness and deep gloom; they were prisoners suffering in chains
11 for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
11 because they had disobeyed God's instructions and rejected the Most High's plans.
12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with 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 and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
14 God brought them out from the darkness and deep gloom; he shattered their chains.
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
15 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people,
16 For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.
16 because God has shattered bronze doors and split iron bars in two!
17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
17 Some of the redeemed were fools because of their sinful ways. They suffered because of their wickedness.
18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to 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, and delivered them from destruction.
20 God gave the order and healed them; he rescued them from their pit.
21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
21 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and declare what God has donein songs of joy!
23 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business 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 deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works 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 commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
25 God spoke and stirred up a storm that brought the waves up high.
26 They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity;
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, and 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 to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out from 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 made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
29 God quieted the storm to a whisper; the sea's waves were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought 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 thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
31 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people.
32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly 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 turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
33 God turns rivers into desert, watery springs into thirsty ground,
34 a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
34 fruitful land into unproductive dirt, when its inhabitants are wicked.
35 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
35 But God can also turn the desert into watery pools, thirsty ground into watery springs,
36 And there he lets the hungry live, and they establish a town to live in;
36 where he settles the hungry. They even build a city and live there!
37 they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
37 They plant fields and vineyards and obtain a fruitful harvest.
38 By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle decrease.
38 God blesses them, and they become many. God won't even let their cattle diminish.
39 When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
39 But when they do diminish— when they're brought down by oppression, trouble, and grief—
40 he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
40 God pours contempt on their leaders, making them wander aimlessly in the wastelands.
41 but he raises up the needy out of distress, and makes 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 it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
42 Those who do right see it and celebrate, but every wicked person shuts their mouth.
43 Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things, carefully considering the LORD's faithful love.
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