Psa 107 | NASB1995 | STEP | Oh give thanks to the Lord , for He is good , For His lovingkindness is everlasting .

Psalms 107

BOOK 5

The Lord Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles.

1 Oh ^agive thanks to the Lord, for ^bHe is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Let ^cthe redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has ^dredeemed from the hand of the adversary
3 And ^egathered from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the ^{▼▼ Lit sea}south.

4 They ^gwandered in the wilderness in a ^{▼▼ Lit waste}desert region;
They did not find a way to ^{▼▼ Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation}an inhabited ^jcity.
5 They were hungry ^{▼▼ Lit also}and thirsty;
Their ^lsoul fainted within them.
6 Then they ^mcried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 He led them also by a ^{▼▼ Or level
,} ^ostraight way,
To go to ^{▼▼ Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation
,} ^qan inhabited city.
8 ^rLet them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts}wonders to the sons of men!
9 For He has ^tsatisfied the ^{▼▼ Or parched}thirsty soul,
And the ^vhungry soul He has filled with what is good.

10 There were those who ^wdwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
^xPrisoners in ^{▼▼ Lit affliction}misery and ^{▼▼ Lit irons}chains,
11 Because they had ^aarebelled against the words of God
And ^abspurned the ^accounsel of the Most High.
12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was ^adnone to help.
13 Then they ^aecried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
14 He ^afbrought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And ^agbroke their bands apart.
15 ^ahLet them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts}wonders to the sons of men!
16 For He has ^ajshattered gates of bronze
And cut bars of iron asunder.

17 Fools, because of ^{▼▼ Lit the way of their transgression}their rebellious way,
And ^albecause of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 Their ^amsoul abhorred all kinds of food,
And they ^andrew near to the ^aogates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
20 He ^apsent His word and ^aqhealed them,
And ^ardelivered them from their ^{▼▼ Or pits}destructions.
21 ^atLet them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts}wonders to the sons of men!
22 Let them also offer ^avsacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^awtell of His works with joyful singing.

23 Those who ^axgo down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
24 They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts}wonders in the deep.
25 For He ^azspoke and raised up a ^bastormy wind,
Which ^bblifted up the waves ^{▼▼ Lit of it}of the sea.
26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^bdmelted away in their misery.
27 They reeled and ^bestaggered like a drunken man,
And ^{▼▼ Lit all their wisdom was swallowed up}were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29 He ^bgcaused the storm to be still,
So that the waves ^{▼▼ Lit of it}of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.
31 ^biLet them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^{▼▼ I.e. wonderful acts
,} ^bkwonders to the sons of men!
32 Let them ^blextol Him also ^bmin the congregation of the people,
And ^bnpraise Him at the seat of the elders.

33 He ^{▼▼ Or turns
,} ^bpchanges rivers into a ^{▼▼ Or desert}wilderness
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
34 A ^brfruitful land into a ^bssalt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He ^{▼▼ Or turns
,} ^buchanges a ^{▼▼ Or desert}wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water;
36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell,
So that they may establish ^{▼▼ Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation
,} ^bxan inhabited city,
37 And sow fields and ^byplant vineyards,
And ^{▼▼ Lit acquire fruits of yield}gather a fruitful harvest.
38 Also He blesses them and they ^camultiply greatly,
And He ^cbdoes not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they are ^ccdiminished and ^cdbowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
40 He ^cepours contempt upon ^{▼▼ Or nobles}princes
And ^cgmakes them wander ^chin a pathless waste.
41 But He ^cisets the needy ^{▼▼ Lit in an inaccessibly high place}securely on high away from affliction,
And ^ckmakes his families like a flock.
42 The ^clupright see it and are glad;
But all ^cmunrighteousness shuts its mouth.
43 Who is ^cnwise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the ^colovingkindnesses of the Lord.