Noyes - Psalms - 107

107:1  O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever!

107:2  Let the redeemed of the LORD say it, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

107:3  Whom he hath gathered from the lands, From the east, the west, the north, and the south.

107:4  They were wandering in the wilderness, in a desert, They found no way to a city to dwell in.

107:5  They were hungry and thirsty, And their souls fainted within them.

107:6  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distress.

107:7  He led them in a straight way, Till they came to a city where they might dwell.

107:8  O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:9  For he satisfieth the thirsty, And the hungry he filleth with good.

107:10  They dwelt in darkness and the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron;

107:11  Because they disobeyed the commands of God, And contemned the will of the Most High;

107:12  Their hearts he brought down by hardship; They fell down, and there was none to help.

107:13  But they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses;

107:14  He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bands asunder.

107:15  O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:16  For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron asunder.

107:17  The foolish, because of their transgressions, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted;

107:18  They abhorred all kinds of food; They were near to the gates of death.

107:19  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses;

107:20  He sent his word, and healed them, And saved them from their destruction.

107:21  O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:22  Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with joy!

107:23  They who go down to the sea in ships, And do business in great waters,

107:24  These see the works of the LORD, And his wonders in the deep.

107:25  He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth high the waves.

107:26  They mount up to the heavens, They sink down to the depths, Their soul melteth with distress;

107:27  They reel and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.

107:28  Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses;

107:29  He turneth the storm into a calm, And the waves are hushed;

107:30  Then they rejoice that they are still, And he bringeth them to their desired haven.

107:31  O let them praise the LORD for his goodness. For his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:32  Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders!

107:33  He turneth rivers into a desert, And springs of water into dry ground;

107:34  A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

107:35  He turneth the desert into a lake of water, And dry ground into springs of water;

107:36  And there he causeth the hungry to dwell, And they build a city for a dwelling-place,

107:37  And sow fields and plant vineyards, Which yield a fruitful increase.

107:38  He blesseth them, so that they multiply greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

107:39  When they are diminished and brought low By oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

107:40  He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness;

107:41  But he raiseth the poor from their affliction, And increaseth their families like a flock.

107:42  The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity shutteth her mouth.

107:43  Whoso is wise, let him observe this, And have regard to the loving-kindness of the LORD!