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Psalms 107 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. | |
| 2 | Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble | Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, | |
| 3 | For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south. | and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. | those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | |
| 4 | Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. | Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; | Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. | |
| 5 | Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. | hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. | They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | |
| 6 | “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | |
| 7 | He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. | He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. | He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. | |
| 8 | Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | |
| 9 | For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. | for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | |
| 10 | Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. | Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, | Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, | |
| 11 | They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. | for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. | because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High. | |
| 12 | That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. | So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. | So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | |
| 13 | “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | |
| 14 | He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains. | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. | He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. | |
| 15 | Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | |
| 16 | For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron. | For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. | for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. | |
| 17 | Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. | Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; | Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. | |
| 18 | They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door. | they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. | They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. | |
| 19 | “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | |
| 20 | He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. | He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. | He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | |
| 21 | Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | |
| 22 | Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. | And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! | Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. | |
| 23 | Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. | Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; | Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. | |
| 24 | They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. | they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. | They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. | |
| 25 | He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. | For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. | For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. | |
| 26 | Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. | They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; | They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. | |
| 27 | They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end. | they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. | They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end. | |
| 28 | “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. | |
| 29 | He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. | He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. | He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. | |
| 30 | What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor! | Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. | They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. | |
| 31 | Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | |
| 32 | Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation. | Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. | Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. | |
| 33 | He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. | He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, | He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | |
| 34 | He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. | a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. | and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. | |
| 35 | But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. | He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. | He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; | |
| 36 | He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. | And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; | there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. | |
| 37 | They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. | they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. | They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; | |
| 38 | How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. | By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. | he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. | |
| 39 | When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, | When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, | Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; | |
| 40 | the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. | he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; | he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. | |
| 41 | But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. | but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. | But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. | |
| 42 | The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. | The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. | The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. | |
| 43 | Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD. | Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. | Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. | |
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