Psalms 107
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Psalm 107:1
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Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 107:2
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Let the redeemed of the LORD say {so,} Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary
Psalm 107:3
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And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
Psalm 107:4
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They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.
Psalm 107:5
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{They were} hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.
Psalm 107:6
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses.
Psalm 107:7
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He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city.
Psalm 107:8
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
Psalm 107:9
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For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
Psalm 107:10
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There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,
Psalm 107:11
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Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Psalm 107:12
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Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help.
Psalm 107:13
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses.
Psalm 107:14
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart.
Psalm 107:15
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
Psalm 107:16
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For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.
Psalm 107:17
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Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
Psalm 107:18
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Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
Psalm 107:19
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses.
Psalm 107:20
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He sent His word and healed them, And delivered {them} from their (Or {pits}) destructions.
Psalm 107:21
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
Psalm 107:22
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Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.
Psalm 107:23
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Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;
Psalm 107:24
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They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.
Psalm 107:25
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For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psalm 107:26
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They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in {their} misery.
Psalm 107:27
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They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And (Lit {all their wisdom was swallowed up}) were at their wits' end.
Psalm 107:28
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.
Psalm 107:29
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He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
Psalm 107:30
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Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven.
Psalm 107:31
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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
Psalm 107:32
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Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
Psalm 107:33
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He (Or {turns}) changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
Psalm 107:34
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A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Psalm 107:35
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He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;
Psalm 107:36
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And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
Psalm 107:37
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And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.
Psalm 107:38
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Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease.
Psalm 107:39
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When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
Psalm 107:40
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He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
Psalm 107:41
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But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes {his} families like a flock.
Psalm 107:42
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The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
Psalm 107:43
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Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.
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