Psalm 107
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1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His gracious love exists forever.
2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble2Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it— those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy,
3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.3those whom he gathered from other lands— from the east, west, north, and south.
4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;4They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live.
5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.5Hungry and thirsty, their spirits failed.
6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.7He led them in a straight way to find a city where they could live.
8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and his awesome deeds for mankind.
9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.9He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good.
10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,10Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,
11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.11because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High.
12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.12He humbled them through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper.
13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; he delivered them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.14And he brought them out from darkness and the shadow of death, shattering their chains.
15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds to mankind.
16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.16For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;17Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.
18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.18They loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death.
19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.19Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, he delivered them from certain destruction.
20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.20He issued his command and healed them; he delivered them from their destruction.
21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind.
22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy.
23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;23Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters,
24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.24witnessed the works of the LORD— his awesome deeds in the ocean's depth.
25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.25He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge.
26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;26The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril.
27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.27They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless.
28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.28Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, the LORD brought them out of their distress.
29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.29He calmed the storm and its waves quieted down.
30Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.30So they rejoiced that the waves became quiet, and he led them to their desired haven.
31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and for his awesome deeds on behalf of mankind.
32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders.
33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into dry ground,
34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.34and a fruitful land into a salty waste, due to the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water.
36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;36There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in.
37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest.
38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.38Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle.
39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,39But they became few in number, and humiliated by continued oppression, agony, and sorrow.
40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;40Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way.
41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.41Yet he lifted the needy from affliction and made them families like a flock.
42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.42The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut.
43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.43Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD.
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