Psalms 107

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

1 ^aOh give thanks to the Lord, ^bfor he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2Let ^cthe redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has ^dredeemed from trouble ▼

▼Or  from the hand of the foe

3and ^fgathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
4 Some ^gwandered in desert wastes,
finding no way ^hto a city to dwell in;
5hungry and thirsty,
their soul ⁱfainted within them.
6Then they ^jcried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them by ^ka straight way
till they reached ^la city to dwell in.
8 ^mLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9For he ⁿsatisfies the longing soul,
^oand the hungry soul he fills with good things.
10 ^pSome sat in darkness and in ^qthe shadow of death,
prisoners in ^raffliction and in irons,
11for they ^shad rebelled against the words of God,
and ^tspurned the counsel of the Most High.
12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, ^uwith none to help.
13 ^vThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
14He brought them out of ^wdarkness and the shadow of death,
and ^xburst their bonds apart.
15 ^yLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
16For he ^zshatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
17 Some were ^aafools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
18 ^abthey loathed any kind of food,
and they ^acdrew near to ^adthe gates of death.
19 ^aeThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
20He ^afsent out his word and ^aghealed them,
and ^ahdelivered them from their destruction.
21 ^aiLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
22And let them ^ajoffer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and ^aktell of his deeds in ^alsongs of joy!
23 Some ^amwent down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
24they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
25For he ^ancommanded and ^aoraised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage ^apmelted away in their evil plight;
27they reeled and ^aqstaggered like drunken men
and ^arwere at their wits’ end. ▼

▼Hebrew  and all their wisdom was swallowed up

28 ^atThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
29He ^aumade the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30Then they were glad that the waters ▼

▼Hebrew they

were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
31 ^awLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
32Let them ^axextol him in ^aythe congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He ^azturns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 ^baa fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
35He ^bbturns a desert into pools of water,
^bca parched land into springs of water.
36And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish ^bda city to live in;
37they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
38 ^beBy his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
39 When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 ^bfhe pours contempt on princes
and ^bgmakes them wander ^bhin trackless wastes;
41but ^bihe raises up the needy out of affliction
and ^bjmakes their families like flocks.
42 ^bkThe upright see it and are glad,
and ^blall wickedness shuts its mouth.
43 ^bmWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.