Psalms 107
New International Version - Psalms 107 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; his love endures forever. 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say this- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 107:3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. 107:4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. 107:5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. 107:6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 107:7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. 107:8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, 107:9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. 107:10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, 107:11 for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 107:12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 107:13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. 107:15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, 107:16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. 107:17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 107:18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 107:19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 107:20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. 107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. 107:22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. 107:23 Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. 107:24 They saw the works of the Lord , his wonderful deeds in the deep. 107:25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. 107:26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. 107:27 They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end. 107:28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. 107:29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. 107:30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. 107:31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. 107:32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. 107:33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, 107:34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 107:35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; 107:36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. 107:37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; 107:38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. 107:39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; 107:40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. 107:41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. 107:42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. 107:43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord.