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Psalms 107
[1] Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
for his loving kindness endures forever.
[2] Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so,
whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
[3] and gathered 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 desert way.
They found no city to live in.
[5] Hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted in them.
[6] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them out of their distresses.
[7] He led them also by a straight way,
that they might go to a city to live in.
[8] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [9] For he satisfies the longing soul.
He fills the hungry soul with good. [10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
being bound in affliction and iron,
[11] because they rebelled against the words of God,
and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
[12] Therefore he brought down their heart with labor.
They fell down, and there was no one to help.
[13] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he saved them out of their distresses.
[14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and broke away their chains.
[15] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [16] For he has broken the gates of bronze,
and cut through bars of iron. [17] Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience,
and because of their iniquities.
[18] Their soul abhors all kinds of food.
They draw near to the gates of death.
[19] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he saves them out of their distresses.
[20] He sends his word, and heals them,
and delivers them from their graves.
[21] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [22] Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and declare his deeds with singing. [23] Those who go down to the sea in ships,
who do business in great waters,
[24] these see Yahweh’s deeds,
and his wonders in the deep.
[25] For he commands, and raises the stormy wind,
which lifts up its waves.
[26] They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths.
Their soul melts away because of trouble.
[27] They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man,
and are at their wits’ end.
[28] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he brings them out of their distress.
[29] He makes the storm a calm,
so that its waves are still.
[30] Then they are glad because it is calm,
so he brings them to their desired haven.
[31] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds for the children of men! [32] Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the seat of the elders. [33] He turns rivers into a desert,
water springs into a thirsty ground,
[34] and a fruitful land into a salt waste,
for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
[35] He turns a desert into a pool of water,
and a dry land into water springs.
[36] There he makes the hungry live,
that they may prepare a city to live in,
[37] sow fields, plant vineyards,
and reap the fruits of increase.
[38] He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly.
He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
[39] Again, they are diminished and bowed down
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
[40] He pours contempt on princes,
and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
[41] Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction,
and increases their families like a flock.
[42] The upright will see it, and be glad.
All the wicked will shut their mouths.
[43] Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things.
They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
for his loving kindness endures forever.
[2] Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so,
whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
[3] and gathered 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 desert way.
They found no city to live in.
[5] Hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted in them.
[6] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them out of their distresses.
[7] He led them also by a straight way,
that they might go to a city to live in.
[8] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [9] For he satisfies the longing soul.
He fills the hungry soul with good. [10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
being bound in affliction and iron,
[11] because they rebelled against the words of God,
and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
[12] Therefore he brought down their heart with labor.
They fell down, and there was no one to help.
[13] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he saved them out of their distresses.
[14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and broke away their chains.
[15] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [16] For he has broken the gates of bronze,
and cut through bars of iron. [17] Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience,
and because of their iniquities.
[18] Their soul abhors all kinds of food.
They draw near to the gates of death.
[19] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he saves them out of their distresses.
[20] He sends his word, and heals them,
and delivers them from their graves.
[21] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds to the children of men! [22] Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and declare his deeds with singing. [23] Those who go down to the sea in ships,
who do business in great waters,
[24] these see Yahweh’s deeds,
and his wonders in the deep.
[25] For he commands, and raises the stormy wind,
which lifts up its waves.
[26] They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths.
Their soul melts away because of trouble.
[27] They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man,
and are at their wits’ end.
[28] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he brings them out of their distress.
[29] He makes the storm a calm,
so that its waves are still.
[30] Then they are glad because it is calm,
so he brings them to their desired haven.
[31] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness,
for his wonderful deeds for the children of men! [32] Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the seat of the elders. [33] He turns rivers into a desert,
water springs into a thirsty ground,
[34] and a fruitful land into a salt waste,
for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
[35] He turns a desert into a pool of water,
and a dry land into water springs.
[36] There he makes the hungry live,
that they may prepare a city to live in,
[37] sow fields, plant vineyards,
and reap the fruits of increase.
[38] He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly.
He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
[39] Again, they are diminished and bowed down
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
[40] He pours contempt on princes,
and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
[41] Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction,
and increases their families like a flock.
[42] The upright will see it, and be glad.
All the wicked will shut their mouths.
[43] Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things.
They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.