Psalms 107

The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.

1 ^aGive thanks to the Lord, for ^bHe is good,
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 ^cThe redeemed of the Lord shall say so,
Those whom He has ^dredeemed from the hand of the enemy
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 ^lsouls felt weak within them.
6 Then they ^mcried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
7 He also had them walk on a ▼

▼Or level

, ^ostraight way,
To go to ▼

▼Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation

, ^qan inhabited city.
8 ^rThey shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His ▼

▼I.e., wonderful acts

wonders to the sons of mankind!
9 For He has ^tsatisfied the ▼

▼Or parched

thirsty soul,
And He has filled the ^vhungry soul with what is good.

10 There were those who ^wlived in darkness and in ▼

▼Or deep gloom

the shadow of death,
^yPrisoners in misery and ▼

▼Lit irons

chains,
11 Because they had ^aarebelled against the words of God
And ^abrejected the ^acplan of the Most High.
12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was ^adno one to help.
13 Then they ^aecried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
14 He ^afbrought them out of darkness and ▼

▼Or deep darkness

the shadow of death
And ^ahbroke their bands apart.
15 ^aiThey shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His ▼

▼I.e., wonderful acts

wonders to the sons of mankind!
16 For He has ^akshattered gates of bronze
And cut off bars of iron.

17 Fools, because of ▼

▼Lit the way of their offense

their rebellious way,
And ^ambecause of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.
18 Their ^ansouls loathed all kinds of food,
And they ^aocame close to the ^apgates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
20 He ^aqsent His word and ^arhealed them,
And ^assaved them from their ▼

▼Lit pits

destruction.
21 ^auThey shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His ▼

▼I.e., wonderful acts

wonders to the sons of mankind!
22 They shall also offer ^awsacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^axtell of His works with joyful singing.

23 Those who ^aygo 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 ^baspoke and raised a ^bbstormy wind,
Which ^bclifted the waves ▼

▼Lit of it

of the sea.
26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^bemelted away in their misery.
27 They reeled and ^bfstaggered like a drunken person,
And ▼

▼Lit all their wisdom was swallowed up

were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29 He ^bhcaused 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 harbor.
31 ^bjThey shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His ▼

▼I.e., wonderful acts

, ^blwonders to the sons of mankind!
32 They shall also ^bmexalt Him ^bnin the congregation of the people,
And ^bopraise Him at the seat of the elders.

33 He ^bpturns rivers into a ▼

▼Or desert

wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
34 And a ^brfruitful land into a ^bssalt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He ^btturns a ▼

▼Or desert

wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into springs of water;
36 And He has the hungry live there,
So that they may establish ▼

▼Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation

, ^bwan inhabited city,
37 And sow fields and ^bxplant vineyards,
And ▼

▼Lit acquire fruits of yield

gather a fruitful harvest.
38 He also blesses them and they ^bzmultiply greatly,
And He ^cadoes not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they ^cbbecome few and ^cclowly
Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,
40 He ^cdpours contempt upon noblemen
And ^cemakes them wander ^cfin a pathless wasteland.
41 But He ^cgsets the needy ▼

▼Lit in an inaccessibly high place

securely on high, away from affliction,
And ^cimakes his families like a flock.
42 The ^cjupright see it and are glad;
But all ^ckinjustice shuts its mouth.
43 Who is ^clwise? He is to pay attention to these things,
And consider the ^cmmercy of the Lord.