Psalm 107–109

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

107^gOh give thanks to the Lord, ^hfor he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

²Let ⁱthe redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has ^jredeemed from trouble¹

³and ^kgathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

⁴Some ^lwandered in desert wastes,

finding no way ^mto a city to dwell in;

⁵hungry and thirsty,

their soul ⁿfainted within them.

⁶Then they ^ocried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

⁷He led them by ^pa straight way

till they reached ^ma city to dwell in.

^8qLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

⁹For he ^rsatisfies the longing soul,

^sand the hungry soul he fills with good things.

^10tSome sat in darkness and in ^uthe shadow of death,

prisoners in ^vaffliction and in irons,

¹¹for they ^whad rebelled against the words of God,

and ^xspurned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, ^ywith none to help.

^13zThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

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

and ^bburst their bonds apart.

^15cLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

¹⁶For he ^dshatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷Some were ^efools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

^18fthey loathed any kind of food,

and they ^gdrew near to ^hthe gates of death.

¹⁹ⁱThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

²⁰He ^jsent out his word and ^khealed them,

and ^ldelivered them from their destruction.

^21mLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

²²And let them ⁿoffer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and ^otell of his deeds in ^psongs of joy!

²³Some ^qwent down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

²⁴they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

²⁵For he ^rcommanded and ^sraised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

²⁶They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage ^tmelted away in their evil plight;

²⁷they reeled and ^ustaggered like drunken men

and ^vwere at their wits’ end.²

^28wThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

²⁹He ^xmade the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

³⁰Then they were glad that the waters³ were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

^31yLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

³²Let them ^zextol him in ^athe congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³He ^bturns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

^34ca fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

³⁵He ^dturns a desert into pools of water,

^ea parched land into springs of water.

³⁶And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish ^fa city to live in;

³⁷they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

^38gBy his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

³⁹When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

^40hhe pours contempt on princes

and ⁱmakes them wander ^jin trackless wastes;

⁴¹but ^khe raises up the needy out of affliction

and ^lmakes their families like flocks.

^42mThe upright see it and are glad,

and ⁿall wickedness shuts its mouth.

^43oWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

With God We Shall Do Valiantly

108A Song. A Psalm of David.

^1pMy heart is steadfast, O God!

I will sing and make melody with all my being!¹

²Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

³I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

⁴For your steadfast love is great ^qabove the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

^6rThat your beloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer me!

⁷God has promised in his holiness:²

“With exultation I will divide up Shechem

and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

⁸Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my scepter.

⁹Moab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I cast my shoe;

^sover Philistia I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

¹¹Have you not rejected us, O God?

You do not go out, O God, with our armies.

¹²Oh grant us help against the foe,

for vain is the salvation of man!

¹³With God we shall do valiantly;

it is he who will tread down our foes.

Help Me, O Lord My God

109To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

^1tBe not silent, O ^uGod of my praise!

²For wicked and ^vdeceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

³They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me ^wwithout cause.

⁴In return for my love they ^xaccuse me,

but I ^ygive myself to prayer.¹

⁵So they ^zreward me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

^6aAppoint a wicked man ^bagainst him;

let an accuser stand ^cat his right hand.

⁷When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his ^dprayer be counted as sin!

⁸May his ^edays be few;

may ^fanother take his ^goffice!

⁹May his ^hchildren be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

¹⁰May his children ⁱwander about and beg,

^jseeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

¹¹May ^kthe creditor seize all that he has;

may ^kstrangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

¹²Let there be none to ^lextend kindness to him,

nor any to ^mpity his fatherless children!

¹³May his ⁿposterity be cut off;

may his ^oname be blotted out in the second generation!

¹⁴May ^pthe iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

and let not the sin of his mother be ^qblotted out!

^15rLet them be before the Lord continually,

that he may ^scut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued ^tthe poor and needy

and ^uthe brokenhearted, to put them to death.

^17vHe loved to curse; let curses come² upon him!

He did not delight in blessing; may it be far³ from him!

¹⁸He ^wclothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it ^xsoak⁴ into his body like water,

like oil into his bones!

¹⁹May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,

like a belt that he puts on every day!

²⁰May this be the reward of my ^yaccusers from the Lord,

of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹But you, O God my Lord,

deal on my behalf ^zfor your name’s sake;

because your ^asteadfast love is good, deliver me!

²²For I am ^bpoor and needy,

and my heart is stricken within me.

²³I am gone like ^ca shadow at evening;

I am ^dshaken off like a locust.

²⁴My knees are weak ^ethrough fasting;

my ^fbody has become gaunt, with no fat.

²⁵I am ^gan object of scorn to my accusers;

when they see me, they ^hwag their heads.

²⁶ⁱHelp me, O Lord my God!

Save me according to your steadfast love!

²⁷Let them ^jknow that this is your hand;

you, O Lord, have done it!

^28kLet them curse, but you will bless!

They arise and are put to shame, but ^lyour servant will be glad!

²⁹May my accusers be ^mclothed with dishonor;

may they ⁿbe wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;

I will ^opraise him in the midst of the throng.

³¹For he stands ^pat the right hand of the needy one,

to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.