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
Psalm 107
The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.
1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His mercy is everlasting.
2The redeemed of the Lord shall say so,
Those whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3And gathered from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the #107:3 Lit seasouth.
4¶They wandered in the wilderness in a #107:4 Lit wastedesert region;
They did not find a way to #107:4 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitationan inhabited city.
5 They were hungry #107:5 Lit alsoand thirsty;
Their souls felt weak within them.
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
7He also had them walk on a #107:7 Or levelstraight way,
To go to #107:7 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitationan inhabited city.
8They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His #107:8 I.e., wonderful actswonders to the sons of mankind!
9For He has satisfied the #107:9 Or parchedthirsty soul,
And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good.
10¶There were those who lived in darkness and in #107:10 Or deep gloomthe shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and #107:10 Lit ironschains,
11Because they had rebelled against the words of God
And rejected the plan of the Most High.
12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
14He brought them out of darkness and #107:14 Or deep darknessthe shadow of death
And broke their bands apart.
15They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His #107:15 I.e., wonderful actswonders to the sons of mankind!
16For He has shattered gates of bronze
And cut off bars of iron.
17¶Fools, because of #107:17 Lit the way of their offensetheir rebellious way,
And because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.
18Their souls loathed all kinds of food,
And they came close to the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
20He sent His word and healed them,
And saved them from their #107:20 Lit pitsdestruction.
21They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His #107:21 I.e., wonderful actswonders to the sons of mankind!
22They shall also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell of His works with joyful singing.
23¶Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
24They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His #107:24 I.e., wonderful actswonders in the deep.
25For He spoke and raised a stormy wind,
Which lifted the waves #107:25 Lit of itof the sea.
26They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul melted away in their misery.
27They reeled and staggered like a drunken person,
And #107:27 Lit all their wisdom was swallowed upwere at their wits’ end.
28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves #107:29 Lit of itof the sea were hushed.
30Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.
31They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His #107:31 I.e., wonderful actswonders to the sons of mankind!
32They shall also exalt Him in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
33¶He turns rivers into a #107:33 Or desertwilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
34 And a fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35He turns a #107:35 Or desertwilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into springs of water;
36And He has the hungry live there,
So that they may establish #107:36 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitationan inhabited city,
37And sow fields and plant vineyards,
And #107:37 Lit acquire fruits of yieldgather a fruitful harvest.
38He also blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease.
39¶When they become few and lowly
Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,
40He pours contempt upon noblemen
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
41But He sets the needy #107:41 Lit in an inaccessibly high placesecurely on high, away from affliction,
And makes his families like a flock.
42The upright see it and are glad;
But all injustice shuts its mouth.
43Who is wise? He is to pay attention to these things,
And consider the mercy of the Lord.
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