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 V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
1“Give thanks to the LORD because he is good,
because his faithful love lasts forever!”
2That’s what those who are redeemed by the LORD say,
the ones God redeemed from the power of their enemies,
3the ones God gathered from various countries,
from east and west, north and south.
4Some of the redeemed had wandered into the desert, into the wasteland.
They couldn’t find their way to a city or town.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their lives were slipping away.
6So they cried out to the LORD in their distress,
and God delivered them from their desperate circumstances.
7God led them straight to human habitation.
8Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all people,
9because God satisfied the one who was parched with thirst,
and he filled up the hungry with good things!
10Some of the redeemed had been sitting in darkness and deep gloom;
they were prisoners suffering in chains
11because they had disobeyed God’s instructions
and rejected the Most High’s plans.
12So God humbled them with hard work.
They stumbled, and there was no one to help them.
13So they cried out to the LORD in their distress,
and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
14God brought them out from the darkness and deep gloom;
he shattered their chains.
15Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all people,
16because God has shattered bronze doors
and split iron bars in two!
17Some of the redeemed were fools because of their sinful ways.
They suffered because of their wickedness.
18They had absolutely no appetite for food;
they had arrived at death’s gates.
19So they cried out to the LORD in their distress,
and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
20God gave the order and healed them;
he rescued them from their pit.
21Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all people.
22Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
and declare what God has done in songs of joy!
23Some of the redeemed had gone out on the ocean in ships,
making their living on the high seas.
24They saw what the LORD had made;
they saw his wondrous works in the depths of the sea.
25God spoke and stirred up a storm
that brought the waves up high.
26The waves went as high as the sky;
they crashed down to the depths.
The sailors’ courage melted at this terrible situation.
27They staggered and stumbled around like they were drunk.
None of their skill was of any help.
28So they cried out to the LORD in their distress,
and God brought them out safe from their desperate circumstances.
29God quieted the storm to a whisper;
the sea’s waves were hushed.
30So they rejoiced because the waves had calmed down;
then God led them to the harbor they were hoping for.
31Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all people.
32Let them exalt God in the congregation of the people
and praise God in the assembly of the elders.
33God turns rivers into desert,
watery springs into thirsty ground,
34fruitful land into unproductive dirt,
when its inhabitants are wicked.
35But God can also turn the desert into watery pools,
thirsty ground into watery springs,
36where he settles the hungry.
They even build a city and live there!
37They plant fields and vineyards
and obtain a fruitful harvest.
38God blesses them, and they become many.
God won’t even let their cattle diminish.
39But when they do diminish—
when they’re brought down by oppression, trouble, and grief—
40God pours contempt on their leaders,
making them wander aimlessly in the wastelands.
41But God raises the needy from their suffering;
he makes their families as numerous as sheep!
42Those who do right see it and celebrate,
but every wicked person shuts their mouth.
43Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things,
carefully considering the LORD’s faithful love.
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