OEB - Psalms - 107

107:1  Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.

107:2  Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,

107:3  gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.

107:4  In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.

107:5  Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.

107:6  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,

107:7  guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.

107:8  Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;

107:9  for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.

107:10  Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,

107:11  for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.

107:12  Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.

107:13  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.

107:14  Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.

107:15  Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

107:16  For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.

107:17  Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.

107:18  All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.

107:19  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.

107:20  He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.

107:21  Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

107:22  Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.

107:23  Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.

107:24  They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.

107:25  At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.

107:26  Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.

107:27  They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.

107:28  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.

107:29  He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

107:30  They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.

107:31  Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

107:32  Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.

107:33  He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,

107:34  fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.

107:35  A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.

107:36  He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.

107:37  They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.

107:38  By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.

107:39  Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,

107:40  he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray

107:41  He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.

107:42  At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.

107:43  Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord