Psalms 107
107
PSALM 107
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Praise God, for he is good: for still
his mercies lasting be.
2Let God's redeem'd say so, whom he
from th' en'my's hand did free;
3And gather'd them out of the lands,
from north, south, east, nd west.
4They stray'd in desert's pathless way,
no city found to rest.
5For thirst and hunger in them faints
6their soul. When straits them press,
They cry unto the Lord,
and he them frees from their distress.
7Them also in a way to walk
that right is he did guide,
That they might to a city go,
wherein they might abide.
8O that men to the Lord would give
praise for his goodness then,
And for his works of wonder done
unto the sons of men!
9For he the soul that longing is
doth fully satisfy;
With goodness he the hungry soul
doth fill abundantly.
10Such as shut up in darkness deep,
and in death's shade abide,
Whom strongly hath affliction bound,
and irons fast have ty'd:
11Because against the words of God
they wrought rebelliously,
And they the counsel did contemn
of him that is most High:
12Their heart he did bring down with grief,
they fell, no help could have.
13In trouble then they cry'd to God,
he them from straits did save.
14He out of darkness did them bring,
and from death's shade them take;
These bands, wherewith they had been bound,
asunder quite he brake.
15O that men to the Lord would give
praise for his goodness then,
And for his works of wonder done
unto the sons of men!
16Because the mighty gates of brass
in pieces he did tear,
By him in sunder also cut
the bars of iron were.
17Fools, for their sin, and their offence,
do sore affliction bear;
18All kind of meat their soul abhors;
they to death's gates draw near.
19In grief they cry to God; he saves
them from their miseries.
20He sends his word, them heals,
and them from their destructions frees.
21O that men to the Lord would give
praise for his goodness then,
And for his works of wonder done
unto the sons of men!
22And let them sacrifice to him
off 'rings of thankfulness;
And let them shew abroad his works
in songs of joyfulness.
23Who go to sea in ships,
and in great waters trading be,
24Within the deep these men God's works
and his great wonders see.
25For he commands,
and forth in haste the stormy tempest flies,
Which makes the sea with rolling waves
aloft to swell and rise.
26They mount to heav'n, then to the depths
they do go down again;
Their soul doth faint and melt away
with trouble and with pain.
27They reel and stagger like one drunk,
at their wit's end they be:
28Then they to God in trouble cry,
who them from straits doth free.
29The storm is chang'd into a calm
at his command and will;
So that the waves, which rag'd before,
now quiet are and still.
30Then are they glad, because at rest
and quiet now they be:
So to the haven he them brings,
which they desir'd to see.
31O that men to the Lord would give
praise for his goodness then,
And for his works of wonder done
unto the sons of men!
32Among the people gathered
let them exalt his name;
Among assembled elders spread
his most renowned fame.
33He to dry land turns water-springs,
and floods to wilderness;
34For sins of those that dwell therein,
fat land to barrenness.
35The burnt and parched wilderness
to water-pools he brings;
The ground that was dry'd up before
he turns to water-springs:
36And there, for dwelling, he a place
doth to the hungry give,
That they a city may prepare
commodiously to live.
37There sow they fields, and vineyards plant,
to yield fruits of increase.
38His blessing makes them multiply,
lets not their beasts decrease.
39Again they are diminished,
and very low brought down,
Through sorrow and affliction,
and great oppression.
40He upon princes pours contempt,
and causeth them to stray,
And wander in a wilderness,
wherein there is no way.
41Yet setteth he the poor on high
from all his miseries,
And he, much like unto a flock,
doth make him families.
42They that are righteous shall rejoice,
when they the same shall see;
And, as ashamed, stop her mouth
shall all iniquity.
43Whoso is wise, and will these things
observe, and them record,
Ev'n they shall understand the love
and kindness of the Lord.
Book 5
Psalms 107—150
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Psalms 107
107
Book 5
God Saves from Many Dangers
1Thank the Lord because he is good.
His love continues forever.
2That is what those whom the Lord has saved should say.
He has saved them from the enemy
3and has gathered them from other lands,
from east and west, north and south.
4Some people had wandered in the desert lands.
They found no city in which to live.
5They were hungry and thirsty,
and they were discouraged.
6In their misery they cried out to the Lord,
and he saved them from their troubles.
7He led them on a straight road
to a city where they could live.
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love
and for the miracles he does for people.
9He satisfies the thirsty
and fills up the hungry.
10Some sat in gloom and darkness;
they were prisoners suffering in chains.
11They had turned against the words of God
and had refused the advice of God Most High.
12So he broke their pride by hard work.
They stumbled, and no one helped.
13In their misery they cried out to the Lord,
and he saved them from their troubles.
14He brought them out of their gloom and darkness
and broke their chains.
15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love
and for the miracles he does for people.
16He breaks down bronze gates
and cuts apart iron bars.
17Some fools turned against God
and suffered for the evil they did.
18They refused to eat anything,
so they almost died.
19In their misery they cried out to the Lord,
and he saved them from their troubles.
20God gave the command and healed them,
so they were saved from dying.
21Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love
and for the miracles he does for people.
22Let them offer sacrifices to thank him.
With joy they should tell what he has done.
23Others went out to sea in ships
and did business on the great oceans.
24They saw what the Lord could do,
the miracles he did in the deep oceans.
25He spoke, and a storm came up,
which blew up high waves.
26The ships were tossed as high as the sky and fell low to the depths.
The storm was so bad that they lost their courage.
27They stumbled and fell like people who were drunk.
They did not know what to do.
28In their misery they cried out to the Lord,
and he saved them from their troubles.
29He stilled the storm
and calmed the waves.
30They were happy that it was quiet,
and God guided them to the port they wanted.
31Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love
and for the miracles he does for people.
32Let them praise his greatness in the meeting of the people;
let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.
33He changed rivers into a desert
and springs of water into dry ground.
34He made fertile land salty,
because the people there did evil.
35He changed the desert into pools of water
and dry ground into springs of water.
36He had the hungry settle there
so they could build a city in which to live.
37They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards,
and they had a good harvest.
38God blessed them, and they grew in number.
Their cattle did not become fewer.
39Because of disaster, troubles, and sadness,
their families grew smaller and weaker.
40He showed he was displeased with their leaders
and made them wander in a pathless desert.
41But he lifted the poor out of their suffering
and made their families grow like flocks of sheep.
42Good people see this and are happy,
but the wicked say nothing.
43Whoever is wise will remember these things
and will think about the love of the Lord.
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