Psalm 107

Psalm CVII.

^aO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.

²Let ^bthe redeemed of the Lord say so,

^cWhom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

³And ^dgathered them out of ^ethe lands,

From the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

⁴They ^fwandered in the wilderness in ^ga solitary way;

They found no ^ggcity to dwell in.

^5hHungry and thirsty,

Their soul ⁱfainted in them.

^6jThen they cried unto the Lord ^kin their trouble,

And he delivered them out of their distresses.

⁷And he led them forth by the ^lright way,

That they might go to ^gga city of habitation.

^8mOh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

⁹ⁿFor he satisfieth the ^olonging soul,

And filleth the ^phungry soul with goodness.

¹⁰Such as ^qsit in darkness and ^rin the shadow of death,

Being ^sbound in affliction and iron;

¹¹Because they ^trebelled against the words of God,

And ^ucontemned the ^wcounsel of the most High:

¹²Therefore he brought down their heart with labour;

They fell down, and there was ^xnone to help.

^13yThen they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,

And he saved them out of their distresses.

^14zHe brought them out of ^adarkness and the shadow of death,

And ^bbrake their bands in sunder.

^15bbOh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

¹⁶For he hath ^cbroken the gates of brass,

And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

^17dFools because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

^18eTheir soul abhorreth all manner of meat;

And ^fthey draw near unto ^gthe gates of death.

^19hThen they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,

He saveth them out of their distresses.

²⁰He ^iksent ^khis word, and ^lhealed them,

And ^mdelivered them from their ⁿdestructions.

^21oOh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

²²And let them ^psacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And ^qdeclare his works with rejoicing.

^23rThey that go down to the sea in ships,

That do business in ^sgreat waters;

²⁴These see the works of the Lord,

And his wonders in the deep.

²⁵For ^the commandeth, and raiseth the ^ustormy wind,

Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

²⁶They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:

Their soul ^xis melted because of trouble.

²⁷They reel to and fro, and ^ystagger ^zlike a drunken man,

And are at their wit’s end.

^28aThen they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,

And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

^29bHe maketh the storm a ^ccalm,

So that the waves thereof are still.

³⁰Then are they glad because they ^dbe quiet;

So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

^31eOh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

³²Let them ^fexalt him also ^gin the congregation of the people,

And ^gpraise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³He turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And the watersprings into ^hdry ground;

³⁴ⁱA fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

^35kHe turneth the wilderness into ^kla standing water,

And ^mdry ground into watersprings;

³⁶And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare ⁿa city for habitation;

³⁷And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,

Which may yield fruits of increase.

³⁸He blesseth them also, so that ^othey are multiplied greatly;

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

³⁹Again, they are minished and brought low

Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

^40pHe poureth contempt upon princes,

^qAnd causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

⁴¹Yet ^rsetteth he the poor on high from affliction,

And ^smaketh him families like a flock.

^42tThe righteous shall see it, and rejoice:

And all ^uiniquity shall stop her mouth.

^43xWhoso is wise, and will observe these things,

Even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.