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
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BOOK V
Psalms 107—150
Thanksgiving for Deliverance
(Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)
1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His loving devotion endures forever.
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3and gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.#107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
4Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their soul fainted within them.
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He delivered them from their distress.
7He led them on a straight path
to reach a city where they could live.
8Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving devotion
and His wonders to the sons of men.
9For He satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.
10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and chains,
11because they rebelled against the words of God
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12He humbled their hearts with hard labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
and broke away their chains.
15Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving devotion
and His wonders to the sons of men.
16For He has broken down the gates of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron.
17Fools, in their rebellious ways,
and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18They loathed all food
and drew near to the gates of death.
19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He saved them from their distress.
20He sent forth His word and healed them;
He rescued them from the Pit.
21Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving devotion
and His wonders to the sons of men.
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and declare His works with rejoicing.
23Others went out to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the mighty waters.
24They saw the works of the Lord,
and His wonders in the deep.
25For He spoke and raised a tempest
that lifted the waves of the sea.
26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths;
their courage melted in their anguish.
27They reeled and staggered like drunkards,
and all their skill was useless.#107:27 Or and all their wisdom was swallowed up or and they were at their wits’ end
28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He brought them out of their distress.
29He calmed the storm to a whisper,
and the waves of the sea #107:29 DSS; MT their waves were hushed.
30They rejoiced in the silence,
and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
31Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving devotion
and His wonders to the sons of men.
32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
and praise Him in the council of the elders.
33He turns rivers into deserts,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
34and fruitful land into fields of salt,
because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
35He turns a desert into pools of water
and a dry land into flowing springs.
36He causes the hungry to settle there,
that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37They sow fields and plant vineyards
that yield a fruitful harvest.
38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
He does not let their herds diminish.
39When they are decreased and humbled
by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40He pours out contempt on the nobles
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41But He lifts the needy from affliction
and increases their families like flocks.
42The upright see and rejoice,
and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things
and consider the loving devotion of the Lord.
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