Psalm 107
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1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.
2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,2Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe
3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.3and has gathered them from the lands-- from the east and the west, from the north and the south.
4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live.
5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them.
6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He rescued them from their distress.
7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live.
8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity.
9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.9For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—10Others sat in darkness and gloom-- prisoners in cruel chains--
11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.12He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.14He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart.
15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity.
16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.16For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars.
17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.17Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins.
18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.18They loathed all food and came near the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress.
20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.20He sent His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity.
22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce His works with shouts of joy.
23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,23Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters.
24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.24They saw the LORD's works, His wonderful works in the deep.
25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.25He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea.
26They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish,
27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.27they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless.
28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.29He stilled the storm to a murmur, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.30They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet. Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for.
31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity.
32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company 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 a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;33He turns rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.34and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water.
36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live.
37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease.
39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,39When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow,
40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;40He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.
42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.42The upright see it and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth.
43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the LORD's acts of faithful love.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
Psalm 106
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