107:1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
107:3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
107:4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
107:5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
107:6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
107:7 he led them by a straight way, till they reached a city to dwell in.
107:8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107:9 For he satisfies him who is thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.
107:10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
107:11 for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
107:12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
107:13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
107:14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
107:15 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107:16 For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.
107:17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
107:18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
107:19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
107:20 he sent forth his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
107:21 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107:22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
107:23 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
107:24 they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.
107:25 For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
107:26 They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
107:27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.
107:28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
107:29 he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
107:30 Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
107:31 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107:32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
107:33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
107:34 a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
107:35 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
107:36 And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
107:37 they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
107:38 By his blessing they multiply greatly; and he does not let their cattle decrease.
107:39 When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
107:40 he pours contempt upon princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
107:41 but he raises up the needy out of affliction, and makes their families like flocks.
107:42 The upright see it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
107:43 Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things; let men consider the steadfast love of the LORD.
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