Psalm 107–109

BOOK V

(Psalms 107–150)

Psalm 107

Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance

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

His faithful love endures forever. ^w

²Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim

that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe ^x

³and has gathered them from the lands—

from the east and the west,

from the north and the south. ^y

⁴Some ^zwandered in the desolate wilderness,

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

⁵They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failed ^bwithin them. ^c

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

He rescued them from their distress. ^d

⁷He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live. ^e

⁸Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. ^f

⁹For He has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things. ^g

¹⁰Others ^hsat in darkness and gloom ⁱ—

prisoners in cruel chains ^j—

¹¹because they rebelled against God’s commands

and despised the counsel of the Most High. ^k

¹²He broke their spirits ^lwith hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help. ^m

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

He saved them from their distress. ⁿ

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and gloom ^o

and broke their chains apart. ^p

¹⁵Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. ^q

¹⁶For He has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars. ^r

¹⁷Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their sins. ^s

¹⁸They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death. ^t

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

He saved them from their distress. ^u

²⁰He sent His word and healed them;

He rescued them from the Pit. ^v

²¹Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. ^w

²²Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

and announce His works with shouts of joy. ^x

²³Others ^ywent to sea in ships,

conducting trade on the vast waters. ^z

²⁴They saw the Lord’s works,

His wonderful works in the deep. ^a

²⁵He spoke and raised a tempest

that stirred up the waves of the sea. ^bc

²⁶Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,

their courage ^dmelting away in anguish, ^e

²⁷they reeled and staggered like drunken men,

and all their skill was useless. ^f

²⁸Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and He brought them out of their distress. ^g

²⁹He stilled the storm to a murmur,

and the waves of the sea ^hwere hushed. ⁱ

³⁰They rejoiced when the waves ^jgrew quiet.

Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. ^k

³¹Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. ^l

³²Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people

and praise Him in the council of the elders. ^m

³³He turns rivers into desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground, ⁿ

³⁴and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. ^o

³⁵He turns a desert into a pool of water,

dry land into springs of water. ^p

³⁶He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live. ^q

³⁷They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest. ^r

³⁸He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; ^s

He does not let their livestock decrease. ^t

³⁹When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow, ^u

⁴⁰He pours contempt on nobles ^v

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. ^w

⁴¹But He lifts the needy out of their suffering ^x

and makes their families multiply like flocks. ^y

⁴²The upright see it and rejoice, ^z

and all injustice shuts its mouth. ^a

⁴³Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things

and consider ^bthe Lord’s acts of faithful love. ^c

Psalm 108

A Plea for Victory

A song. A Davidic psalm.

¹My heart is confident, God; ^d

I will sing; I will sing praises

with the whole of my being. ^ef

²Wake up, harp and lyre!

I will wake up the dawn. ^g

³I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to You among the nations. ^h

⁴For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens,

and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. ⁱ

⁵God, be exalted above the heavens, ^j

and let Your glory be over the whole earth. ^k

⁶Save with Your right hand and answer me

so that those You love may be rescued. ^l

⁷God has spoken in His sanctuary: ^m

“I will triumph!

I will divide up Shechem. ⁿ

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth. ^o

⁸Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,

and Ephraim is My helmet; ^p

Judah is My scepter. ^q

⁹Moab is My washbasin; ^r

I throw My sandal on Edom. ^s

I shout in triumph over Philistia.” ^t

¹⁰Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom? ^u

¹¹God, haven’t You rejected us?

God, You do not march out with our armies. ^v

¹²Give us aid against the foe,

for human help is worthless. ^w

¹³With God we will perform valiantly; ^x

He will trample our foes. ^y

Psalm 109

Prayer against an Enemy

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

¹God of my praise, do not be silent. ^z

²For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;

they speak against me with lying tongues. ^a

³They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause. ^b

⁴In return for my love they accuse me,

but I continue to pray. ^cd

⁵They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love. ^e

⁶Set a wicked person over him;

let an accuser ^fstand at his right hand. ^g

⁷When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let his prayer be counted as sin. ^h

⁸Let his days be few;

let another take over his position. ⁱ

⁹Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow. ^j

¹⁰Let his children wander as beggars,

searching for food far ^kfrom their demolished homes. ^l

¹¹Let a creditor seize all he has;

let strangers plunder what he has worked for. ^m

¹²Let no one show him kindness,

and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children. ⁿ

¹³Let the line of his descendants be cut off;

let their name be blotted out in the next generation. ^o

¹⁴Let his ancestors’ guilt

be remembered before the Lord, ^p

and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out. ^q

¹⁵Let their sins ^ralways remain before the Lord,

and let Him erase ^sall memory of them from the earth. ^t

¹⁶For he did not think to show kindness,

but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted

in order to put them to death. ^u

¹⁷He loved cursing—let it fall on him;

he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him. ^v

¹⁸He wore cursing like his coat—

let it enter his body like water

and go into his bones like oil. ^w

¹⁹Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,

like a belt he always wears. ^x

²⁰Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,

to those who speak evil against me. ^y

²¹But You, Yahweh my Lord,

deal kindly with me because of Your name; ^z

deliver me because of the goodness of Your faithful love. ^a

²²For I am afflicted and needy; ^b

my heart is wounded within me. ^c

²³I fade away like a lengthening shadow; ^d

I am shaken off like a locust.

²⁴My knees are weak from fasting,

and my body is emaciated. ^ef

²⁵I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers; ^g

when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn. ^h

²⁶Help me, Lord my God;

save me according to Your faithful love ⁱ

²⁷so they may know that this is Your hand

and that You, Lord, have done it. ^j

²⁸Though they curse, You will bless.

When they rise up, they will be put to shame,

but Your servant will rejoice. ^k

²⁹My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;

they will wear their shame like a cloak. ^l

³⁰I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;

I will praise Him in the presence of many. ^m

³¹For He stands at the right hand of the needy

to save him from those who would condemn him. ⁿ