Psalm 107
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1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3and has gathered them from the lands-- from the east and the west, from the north and the south. 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He rescued 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 the right path to go to a city where they could live. 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10Others sat in darkness and gloom-- prisoners in cruel chains-- 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart. 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars. 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins. 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18They loathed all food and came near the gates of death. 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20He sent His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce His works with shouts of joy. 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters. 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24They saw the LORD's works, His wonderful works in the deep. 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea. 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish, 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless. 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end.
28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29He stilled the storm to a murmur, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet. Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33He turns rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water. 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live. 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease. 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow, 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks. 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42The upright see it and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth. 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the LORD's acts of faithful love. 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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