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
God the Savior of Those in Distress
1“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
his mercy endures forever!”#Ps 100:4–5; 106:1; Jer 33:11.
2Let that be the prayer of the Lord’s redeemed,
those redeemed from the hand of the foe,#Is 63:12.
3Those gathered from foreign lands,
from east and west, from north and south.#Is 43:5–6; 49:12; Zec 8:7.
I
4Some had lost their way in a barren desert;
found no path toward a city to live in.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their life was ebbing away.#Dt 8:15; 32:10; Is 49:10.
6In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who rescued them in their peril,
7#Is 35:8; 40:3; 43:19.Guided them by a direct path
so they reached a city to live in.#Dt 6:10.
8Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
9For he satisfied the thirsty,
filled the hungry with good things.#Lk 1:53.
II
10Some lived in darkness and gloom,
imprisoned in misery and chains.
11Because they rebelled against God’s word,
and scorned the counsel of the Most High,#Is 42:7, 22; Jb 36:8–9; Prv 1:25.
12He humbled their hearts through hardship;
they stumbled with no one to help.#Ps 106:43.
13In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril;
14He brought them forth from darkness and the shadow of death
and broke their chains asunder.#Is 42:7; 49:9; 51:14.
15Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
16For he broke down the gates of bronze
and snapped the bars of iron.
III
17Some fell sick from their wicked ways,
afflicted because of their sins.
18They loathed all manner of food;#Jb 6:6–7; 33:20.
they were at the gates of death.
19In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who saved them in their peril,
20Sent forth his word to heal them,#Ps 147:15; Wis 16:12; Is 55:11; Mt 8:8.
and snatched them from the grave.
21Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
22Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks,
recount his works with shouts of joy.
IV
23Some went off to sea in ships,
plied their trade on the deep waters.#Sir 43:25.
24They saw the works of the Lord,
the wonders of God in the deep.
25He commanded and roused a storm wind;
it tossed the waves on high.#Jon 1:4.
26They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths;
their hearts trembled at the danger.
27They reeled, staggered like drunkards;
their skill was of no avail.#Is 29:9.
28In their distress they cried to the Lord,
who brought them out of their peril;
29He hushed the storm to silence,
the waves of the sea were stilled.#Ps 65:8; 89:10; Mt 8:26 par.
30They rejoiced that the sea grew calm,
that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.
31Let them thank the Lord for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
32Let them extol him in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the council of the elders.
V
33#God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in Gn 18–19, which the Psalm sees as the destruction of the wicked inhabitants of Canaan to prepare the way for Israel (Ps 107:33–34). God then led Israel through the desert to give them a fertile land (Ps 107:35–38) and protected them from every danger (Ps 107:39–41).God changed rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,#Is 35:7; 42:15; 50:2.
34Fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its people.#Gn 19:23–28; Dt 29:22; Sir 39:23.
35He changed the desert into pools of water,
arid land into springs of water,#Ps 114:8; Is 41:8.
36And settled the hungry there;
they built a city to live in.#Ez 36:35.
37They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.#Is 65:21; Jer 31:5.
38#Jb 12:23–25.God blessed them, and they increased greatly,
and their livestock did not decrease.#Dt 7:13–14.
39But he poured out contempt on princes,
made them wander trackless wastes,
40Where they were diminished and brought low
through misery and cruel oppression.
41While he released the poor man from affliction,
and increased their families like flocks.#Ps 113:7.
42The upright saw this and rejoiced;#Ps 58:11; 63:12.
all wickedness shut its mouth.
43Whoever is wise will take note of these things,#Hos 14:10.
and ponder the merciful deeds of the Lord.
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