Psalm 107:1–22

THANKSGIVING FOR GOD’S DELIVERANCE

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his faithful love endures forever.y

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim

that he has redeemed them from the power of the foez

3 and has gathered them from the lands—

from the east and the west,

from the north and the south.aa

4 Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,

finding no way to a city where they could live.ab

5 They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failedA within them.a

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he rescued them from their distress.b

7 He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live.c

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.d

9 For he has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things.e

10 Others sat in darkness and gloom* —

prisoners in cruel chainsf—

11 because they rebelled against God’s commands

and despised the counsel of the Most High.g

12 He broke their spiritsC with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.h

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.i

14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom

and broke their chains apart.j

15 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.k

16 For he has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars.l

17 Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.m

18 They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death.n

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.o

20 He sent his word and healed them;

he rescued them from their traps.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.q

22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices

and announce his works with shouts of joy.r