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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Psalm 107
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Book V
Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107
1Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.
His faithful love continues forever.
2Let those who have been set free by the Lord tell their story.
He set them free from the power of the enemy.
3He brought them back from other lands.
He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.
4Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty.
They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes.
5They were hungry and thirsty.
Their lives were slipping away.
6Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.
And he saved them from their troubles.
7He led them straight
to a city where they could make their homes.
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.
Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
9He gives those who are thirsty all the water they want.
He gives those who are hungry all the good food they can eat.
10Others lived in the deepest darkness.
They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.
11That’s because they hadn’t obeyed the commands of God.
They had refused to follow the plans of the Most High God.
12So he made them do work that was hard and bitter.
They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them.
13Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.
And he saved them from their troubles.
14He brought them out of the deepest darkness.
He broke their chains off.
15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.
Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
16He breaks down gates that are made of bronze.
He cuts through bars that are made of iron.
17Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins.
They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the Lord.
18They refused to eat anything.
They came close to passing through the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.
And he saved them from their troubles.
20He gave his command and healed them.
He saved them from the grave.
21Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.
Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
22Let them sacrifice thank offerings.
Let them talk about what he has done as they sing with joy.
23Some people sailed out on the ocean in ships.
They traded goods on the mighty waters.
24They saw the works of the Lord.
They saw the wonderful deeds he did on the ocean.
25He spoke and stirred up a storm.
It lifted the waves high.
26They rose up to the heavens. Then they went down deep into the ocean.
In that kind of danger the people’s boldness melted away.
27They were unsteady like people who have become drunk.
They didn’t know what to do.
28Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.
And he brought them out of their troubles.
29He made the storm as quiet as a whisper.
The waves of the ocean calmed down.
30The people were glad when the ocean became calm.
Then he guided them to the harbor they were looking for.
31Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.
Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
32Let them honor him among his people who gather for worship.
Let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.
33He turned rivers into a desert.
He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.
34He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow.
He did it because the people who lived there were evil.
35He turned the desert into pools of water.
He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.
36He brought hungry people there to live.
They built a city where they could make their homes.
37They planted fields and vineyards
that produced large crops.
38He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers.
He kept their herds from getting smaller.
39Then the number of God’s people got smaller.
They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.
40The God who looks down on proud nobles
made them wander in a desert where no one lives.
41But he lifted needy people out of their suffering.
He made their families increase like flocks of sheep.
42Honest people see it and are filled with joy.
But no one who is evil has anything to say.
43Let those who are wise pay attention to these things.
Let them think about the loving deeds of the Lord.
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