Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

28 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 the waves of the sea were hushed.

30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

1 ¶ O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 ¶ Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.

13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

15 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 ¶ Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.

21 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

23 ¶ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33 ¶ He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.

41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like a flock.

42 The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 Whoso [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

1 Give thanks unto the LORD: for he is good; and his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Say ye, ye that are redeemed by the LORD, whom he hath redeemed out of trouble.

3 And whom he hath gathered together out of the countries of the rising, and of the going down, and of the north, and of the sea;

4 Who wandered in the wilderness by the way of no man, and found no city to dwell in,

5 hungry and thirsty, and their soul languisheth;

6 And they cried unto the LORD in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their fears.

7 And led them in a right way, that they might go to the city where they dwelt:

8 They shall give thanks unto the LORD for his lovingkindness, and for his wondrous works which he doeth for the children of men,

9 To satisfy the thirsty soul, and to fill the hungry soul with good things.

10 Who were made to sit in darkness and in vanity, bound in constraint and in iron,

11 Because they had disobeyed the commandments of God, and had profaned the law of the Most High;

12 Therefore their heart was troubled with misery, because they lay there, and no man helped them;

13 And they cried unto the LORD in their affliction, and he saved them out of their fears.

14 And brought them out of darkness and gloom, and brake their bands:

15 They shall give thanks unto the LORD for his lovingkindness, and for his wondrous works which he doeth for the children of men,

16 To break the doors of brass, and to break the bars of iron.

17 The fools that were afflicted for their transgression, and for their sin,

18 And they were disgusted with all meat, and were sick unto death;

19 And they cried unto the LORD in their affliction, and he saved them out of their fears;

20 And he sent his word, and healed them, and saved them, that they died not:

21 They shall give thanks unto the LORD for his lovingkindness, and for his wondrous works which he doeth for the children of men,

22 and offer thanksgiving, and tell his works with gladness.

23 They that sailed in ships upon the sea, and did their trade in great waters;

24 Who have known the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the sea,

25 When he spake, and stirred up a tempest that lifted up the waves,

26 And they went up to heaven, and entered into the bottomless pit, and their souls were troubled for fear,

27 And they staggered and staggered like a drunken man, and knew not what to do;

28 And they cried unto the LORD in their affliction, and he brought them out of their fears.

29 And quieted the tempest, that the waves were subdued,

30 And they were glad when it was made quiet, and he brought them to land according to their desire:

31 They shall give thanks unto the LORD for his goodness, and for his wondrous works which he doeth for the children of men,

32 And glorify him among the congregation, and praise him among the ancients.

33 Those whose brooks were dried up, and whose fountains were dried up,

34 That a fruitful land yielded nothing because of the wickedness of them that dwelt therein;

35 And, again, he made the dry land full of water, and in the dry land springs of water;

36 And hath set the hungry to prepare a city to dwell in,

37 and sow the fields, and plant the vineyards, and reap the fruit thereof year by year;

38 And he blessed them, and they multiplied almost, and gave them much cattle;

39 Those who were oppressed and weakened by the evil one who had compelled and pressed upon them,

40 When contempt was heaped upon the princes, and all things were in error and desolate;

41 And he protected the poor from misery, and multiplied his seed as a flock.

42 The righteous shall see and rejoice: and all wickedness shall be shut up.

43 Who is wise, and keepeth these things? Then shall they know how many benefits the LORD hath bestowed.