Psalm 107

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